translated from Spanish: Introduce the bill “Justice for Antonia”

This Saturday, Antonia Barra’s father, a young man who committed suicide after an episode of rape, together with a group of lawyers and deputies, introduced the bill “Justice for Antonia”, which seeks to be provided with the conditions for denouncing victims of sexual abuse.” We seek to vindicate justice and improve the articles that we have, so that victims of sexual crimes are facilitated to the management of the bodies that have to see and do justice in the country,” the young woman’s father, according to Meganoticias.Barra, said that part of her contribution to the text, is “the experience in this case and will be included in the project. They have been working for a while… I hope all this works.” Lawyer Roberto Celedón, for his part, noted that the intention of the project is that from Antonia’s case the system of protection can be “improved to women who are victims of gender or sexual violence. In this cause we have detected a number of gaps, which need to be improved in legislation.” We must depart for the investigative work of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the administrative order. Those units that are dependent on the state (such as Carabineros and the IDI), that can protect women, respecting their identity,” he added, noting that the young woman’s case has “remed consciences and that is very important.” Meanwhile, attorney Mercedes Bulnes argued that the initiative aims to “adjust domestic legislation, not necessarily to increase penalties, but to fill gaps. This prevents the investigation and sanction from being successful.” Items of the project include non-prescription in sexual assault offences; pre-trial detention for the accused, always considered a danger to society; government support for victims and the criminalization of suicide by femicide.

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