The Congress of Deputies gave the green light Tuesday to begin the processing of the anti-prostitution law, registered by the PSOE, to amend the Penal Code and to sanction applicants for paid sex and brothels. The bill launches the parliamentary course with a vote in favor of the PP. The main party of the right therefore emphasizes a position compatible with that of the socialists and in principle called upon to register derivatives in an autonomous key, again in the Valencian Community. In fact, the PSPV led by Ximo Puig was the one who proposed the establishment of Pedro Sánchez to start the path to abolition of slavery and is now waging its private war on the regional and municipal stage by presenting a decree in all assemblies. It encourages the adoption of the model developed within the framework of the Valencia Forum for the Elimination of Prostitution. Alicante City Council will be one of the first to discuss this initiative, which a priori conflicts with other regulations currently in place, namely the controversial Civil Coexistence Ordinance, which provides for sanctions. prostitute women.
The reopening of the debate on how to handle prostitution contexts in the state capital should not be overlooked. Mainly because it is the city council of the largest city governing the PP in the whole of the Valencian Community, and in addition, it is integrated into the government team led by the district president of the popular Carlos Mazón, councilor Luis Barcala. Socialists are trying to stalemate the PP with the submission of a proposal to implement the decree put forward by the Ministry of Justice, headed by Gabriela Bravo. Are you for or against punishing people in the context of prostitution? Because in PSPV’s view, the combination of both arrangements would be contradictory and incompatible.
Specifically, the regulation in force in the City Council chaired by Barcala provides for a fine between 100 and 750 euros for women who engage in prostitution, while the demand for services varies between 750.01 and 1,500 euros. On the other hand, the regulation, backed by Valencian socialists, includes fines of up to 3,000 euros for those seeking prostitution services, bans advertisements promoting the consumption of prostitution, and in this case recognizes women as victims of gender violence. Under no circumstances are prostitutes punished. In other words, the line in which the law started to operate in the Lower House is the line that proceeds with the support of the PP.
As the debate was in full swing, Ana Domínguez, PSPV-PSOE spokesperson and deputy secretary general for Equality, urged the Community’s PP to “follow their colleagues in Congress and support socialist proposals to end slavery in the 21st century”. In this way, will they ask the popular whether they will allow Alicante to “continue to be a disgrace, or will they support the anti-slavery regulation that we socialists have presented, both in the city and in all municipalities of the Community?” she asked. ”
While the socialist leader supported the PP’s attempt at the national level to start processing this bill of the PSOE and put an end to prostitution, “the shame ordinance that punishes women victims of violence in Alicante is still in force”. However, the Equality Chair of the party stressed that “The only viable position for a good society is to end prostitution, it is a human rights issue”.
“At the national level, we celebrate the PP’s joining the abolitionist position and hope that Carlos Mazón’s PP will reconsider and withdraw the shame ordinance in the city of Alicante,” he said.
Sources from the popular municipal group at the Alicante town hall evaluated two issues. The first is that the PP has yet to take a position on the bill put forward by the socialists in Congress because they approved the start of the process, but that doesn’t mean they will vote in favor when the time comes. law.. They argue that once the processing and related amendment period is complete, they will not have a definitive position until the final result of the text is known. They also state that they have not yet received the anti-slavery municipality proposal put forward by the Minister of Justice and therefore cannot value it.
Services and resources to start a new life
The ratification of the controversial Alicante Civil Coexistence Ordinance drew criticism and positions against twenty associations, including the Cáritas, for stigmatizing the most vulnerable and lacking specific social assistance measures. The ordinance, which socialists are currently encouraging to move towards abolition, provides for the approval of a comprehensive municipal action plan that includes measures to ensure that women who engage in prostitution have access to services and resources that allow them to exit the prostitution system. the seas