The body, influenced by the majority vote of the 42 members of the ruling party Colorado Party (PT), took advantage of the effect after passing the day before in the same extraordinary session the law on the superintendence of pensions and retirement, half of which was approved by the Der Senate sparked massive demonstrations. .
According to ABC Color, “encouraged by the indignation (enforcing this social security law with their majority of votes) and amidst the protests triggered by their decision,” the deputies supported the “rewarded return” project, which favors the defendants .after replacing those diverted or illegal stolen resources.
The new and also controversial project was approved “in haste and in record time” under the influence of the Chartists (supporters of former President Horacio Cartes, leader of the PT), the national newspaper said.
A group of 41 of the 42 pro-government MPs and their satellites – emphasizes ABC Color – approved in less than three minutes the project presented by MP Yamil Esgaib, which aims to make it easier for corrupt politicians to reduce their sentences.
Some MPs – the newspaper says – even had to vote twice because the first time they found that they did not reach the required quorum, and they even forced an absent parliamentarian to return to the chamber to approve the controversial project.
The proposed law proposes to amend Article 67 of the Penal Code so that “in the case of criminal acts committed by public officials against the state treasury, the penalty may be reduced up to 50 percent of the maximum penalty range upon the return of the person with the money.”
The previous project signed by the House of Commons was that to create the Superintendency of Retirements and Pensions, which was questioned because of its alleged impact on the social security of pensioners and employees.
MPs approved the controversial legislative initiative with 42 yes votes from its 80 members during the extraordinary session, after two other sessions this Wednesday failed due to a lack of quorum, while protests against the upper house's decision to sanction the document escalated on Tuesday.
The newspaper Última Hora assured that the MPs' approval of this modified project was also due to the majority of the official wing in this case and its 42 votes.
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