translated from Spanish: Bullrich asked to put an end to the releases to the

motochorros the Minister of security of the nation, Patricia Bullrich, claimed “a more restrictive view” about the releases, especially in crimes committed by motochorros and adelán to which intends to propose an amendment to the articles of the code of criminal procedure dealing with the application of these benefits. Two weeks ago, the official had asked the Attorney General Eduardo Casal the need to reform the law, since it was considered that “no can be released automatically to all”.
“There are tools to have a less linear consideration of crimes and put on the side of the victim, who is in what we believe, and not on the side of the offenders,” he said.

Bullrich considered that “it is important to emphasize that there can be releases automatic in all cases because you have to analyze the type of crime, the danger, the social upheaval caused by and some formal issues”.” Should discuss whether the judges have a number of reasons for these decisions and also warned prosecutors that “they will have to begin to implement it, because we need a more restrictive view regarding these releases”.” The case of the motochorros returned to generate criticism from the Minister to justice, to which President Mauricio Macri, was added after the case of a thief who assaulted two Greek tourists with this modality, released another day of being detained.

Tomorrow we will ask the Attorney General to take action against the Attorney defending the offender on the citizen. We do not want more prosecutors to defend criminals. https://t.co/2p1qwirI2u – Patricia Bullrich (@PatoBullrich) March 12, 2019 Bullrich stated further that “in relation to the offence itself, once it occurs, we have achieved a very important change in the eyes of the General power of Attorney of the nation “, where was”issued a rule that prevents the probation and the benefits for the motochorros”. As anticipated, his idea is to “return to a draft submitted in Parliament in 2014”, in which it was proposed to modify articles 316, 317 and 318 of the code procedure criminal of the Nacion.el first of them establishes that any person who is imputed a crime can at any time, request the judge that intervenes in their cause which rendered him release.

According to the article, the magistrate may grant this benefit if the qualification of the facts that are charged to the person do not exceed the eight-year penalty, or if you set at the beginning of research that condemns will be conditional. Meanwhile, the 317 points out that the release may be granted if the accused in detention or on remand the maximum of the expected penalty for the crime charged, is or don’t sign. Also defines that the person may be released from jail if he remained in pre-trial detention, while there had been condemns, had allowed achieve parole.
Finally, article 318 provides that release will be agreed at any time in the process at the request of the accused or his counsel. In this note: insecurity Motochorros Patricia Bullrich

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