The reform decrees at amnesty and protection laws They came into effect this Saturday after its publication in the Official Journal of the Federationyesterday afternoon.
These reforms were promoted by the President López Obrador and approved by the Chamber of Deputies he last April 24after its approval in the Senate.
The The first consists of the addition of an article so that he head of the Executive Branch grants direct amnestywithout regulated processes involved, to prisoners who collaborate to solve relevant cases for the Mexican State, regardless of the crime for which criminal action has been taken against them, whether they are under trial or sentenced.
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In the case of the protection law, a last paragraph was added to article 148 and the last paragraph of 129 was repealed.
In the case of amparo trials that resolve the unconstitutionality of general norms, in no case will the suspensions issued establish general effects,” the addition states.
During the approval of the reformsthe opposition announced that they would challenge them before the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nationan action that they can carry out from today, once their publication has been completed.
It was in April when the coordinator of the Citizen Movement deputies, Braulio López Ochoaannounced that his party was planning an unconstitutionality action, considering that it contravenes the current legal framework.
Furthermore, on May 24, the PRD federal deputy Francisco Antonio Valencia announced that he already had other unconstitutionality actions ready.
REFORMS TO AMPARO AND AMNESTY PUBLISHED
The decrees of the Amnesty and Amparo Lawpromoted by President Andrés Manuel López Obradorwere published yesterday in the Official Journal of the Federation (DOF). Both They come into effect this Saturday.
These reforms were approved last April in the Congress of the Union.
This legislation determines that the Republic President can grant direct amnesty to people subject to proceedings or sentences that provide useful elements to know the truth in relevant cases for the State.
He document indicates the reforms to the Amparo Law in articles 129 and 148Regulatory of articles 103 and 107 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States.
It indicates that said articles are reformed “in matters of suspension of the claimed act and unconstitutionality of general regulations” and points out that in no case will the suspensions issued be fixed with general effects.
With the modifications to the Protection Law HE prohibit suspensions with general effects against laws; thus, the Judges will not be able to stop works or regulations as a precautionary measure. against possible violations of the Constitution, until the modified norm is declared unconstitutional.
And as for the Amnesty Law, reiterates the addition of an article 9 regarding the granting of amnesty directly; that is to say, The benefit of amnesty may be granted directlywithout being subject to the procedure established in this order, in specific cases that meet the following conditions:
1.- That the amnesty is granted to people who provide verifiable elements that are useful to know the truth of the facts in cases that are relevant to the Mexican state.
2.- That against the person or persons to whom the amnesty criminal action has been taken, they are being prosecuted or they are sentenced for any crime.
Therefore, in accordance with what is indicated in the decree, the amnesty granted under the terms indicated in the article, will extinguish both the criminal actions and the sanctions imposed.
It was on April 24 when the Chamber of Deputies endorsed the reformswhich had already been approved in the Senate.
The opposition accused the ruling party of granting unprecedented power to a President of the Republic to free criminals who have even committed crimes such as drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual abuse, huachicol and all those contained in Article 19 of the Constitution, considered serious.
In the midst of the legislative upheavals, it was Ricardo Monrealauthor of the reform, who assured that seeks to free people “that they have relevant information for the Mexican State that can give us clarity and truth. And what those people ask for in exchange is their immunity and for that reason I do believe that there are going to be elements and people who are going to be surprised by who the intellectual authors are who generated these collective murders in these cities, which we cannot forget.”
And he explained that it is about finding the truth about events such as Iguala and Ayotzinapa, in Guerrero; Tlatlaya, State of Mexico; Chalchihuapan, Puebla; Allende, Coahuila; San Fernando, Tamaulipas, and Buenavista and Apatzingan, in Michoacán.
With information from Leticia Robles de la Rosa.
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