‘Only yes is yes’ law confronts Consell

Bravo opened the season. A councilor and former spokesperson for the General Assembly of the Judiciary argued this Wednesday that an opinion should be opened on whether the law in question has been passed. taking advantage of rapistsWell, as he says, “this norm should be established to further protect victims and punish sex offenders.” It didn’t take long for his words to be answered. Illueca fired a poisoned arrow at her government partner and said: “Public officials should avoid creating alarm and legal uncertainty for women.”

In particular, the head of Justice noted that it had already been warned by the advisory bodies, which “prepared the relevant reports”, that rapists or sex offenders were able to obtain a reduction in the expected sentence by comparing it with the legislation before the reform. “. , because “both the Council of State and the General Council of the Judiciary warned of this possible situation, namely that it could be in the interests of violators.”

According to Bravo, the question “must pass” given the last sentences delivered, open a thought as to whether this is the caseand if deficiencies in legislative technique lead judges to make a decision, interpretation for which the standard is not intended“This rule is not supposed to benefit rapists, but it is necessary to further protect victims and punish sex offenders who fail to benefit from such reform,” he added.

resistance to developments

Illueca defended the claim that purples are recurring today. “An existing fierce resistance to advances from part of the judiciary What happened in Spain about equality,” he said. He added that if these advances are defended by Podemos or encouraged by the Ministry of Equality, the resistance intensifies.

Illueca said that “we must consider that the separation of powers requires that the judges apply the rule in accordance with the spirit and will of the legislature.” She added that sexist prejudices can be effective, as the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women warned of the risks in this regard. For this reason, she wanted public officials to be aware of this issue so that there would be no legal uncertainty for women.

Meanwhile, Vice President and Minister for Equality Aitana Mas demanded that the central government sit down in cooperation with the judiciary and review: to review the so-called lawbut to do it “without noise” and above all “not using the moment to be partisan”.

But he told the media that in this context, the central government should “assess whether this law can be amended in any way”, given that the sentences of many convicted sexual offenses have been reduced as a result of its enactment. .

Therefore, he pointed out, “as with all laws, once put into effect.” strengths and weaknesses should be reviewed And if this issue is taken up by the central government and the weak judiciary, they should sit down and review it.”

He pointed out in this sense. “When we make laws we don’t have absolute truth” and stressed that the laws are “still not photography”. Therefore, he insisted that the central government “evaluate and outline the best law” when taking office with the judiciary.

However, he stated that he did not have the authority to evaluate whether legal reform was necessary, which corresponds to the central government and the judiciary. “There is no question of going to the treasury, partisanship or lax assessments because it is a very serious issue,” he said.