Coalition The Government works on how to tweak the law of only if it is yes after more than 270 reductions in sentences for aggressors
Equality Montero orders to give surveillance bracelets to the victims of aggressors benefited by his law of "only yes is yes"
Irene Montero tries to resist the pressures of the PSOE to correct the law of only yes is yes and proposes as an alternative to her partner applying a decalogue of "urgent measures" aimed mainly at training judges so that they can apply the "correct" way the norm and stop reducing sentences for sex offenders.
Despite the analysis of the majority partner of the Government, that it is urgent to reform said law to put an end to the pernicious effects that it is having with the reduction of sentences in more than 270 cases, for the moment, the thesis of the Ministry of Equality is to explain the situation as a mere problem of interpretation of the norm, since it concludes that the downward revisions of the sentences "are a consequence of the incorrect application of the transitory law and of the law itself" by the judges.
In fact, official sources from the Ministry of Equality point out that "as all the experts affirm, and the coalition government itself has verified, there is no penal reform of the law that could stop the reviews."
Well, these, it is pointed out, are being produced by an "incorrect application" of the law of
only yes is yes
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For this reason, the department headed by Minister Irene Montero says that one of the "possible solutions" is to "urgently implement a plan of measures for judicial specialization, training in sexual violence and the increase in troops for the protection of women".
This would go along the lines in which the Ministry "works" "since the entry into force" of the law of the only yes is yes to "facilitate its correct application" by the judges and given their "concern" about judicial decisions that are being taken with the lowering of sentences.
This plan, which is actually a decalogue of measures, highlights the fact that judges lack training in violence against women to make their decisions.
For this reason, one of the main points of this decalogue is "specialized training" for all the personnel of the Administration of Justice and the Interior, as well as in Education and Health.
In addition, Equality proposes as a change that from now on crimes against sexual freedom be investigated in the exclusive courts for violence against women by expanding their powers to cover not only cases of gender violence, as is the case now, but also Also rapes.
In this sense, it is requested to "double" the courts that exist of this type to be able to cover this type of crime in them.
Along the same lines, it is raised with respect to the prosecutors who must deal with these cases and accuse.
It is proposed that sexual violence become the responsibility of the "Violence against Women Prosecutor's Office".
So that the cases would always be in the hands of specialists in this matter.
That change is requested and "reinforce" that department.
As can be seen, the Ministry of Equality fixes its proposal on judges and prosecutors and is opposed to the PSOE making substantial changes to the content of the law.
"It is essential to stop any attempt by the right to return to the previous model, based on violence and intimidation and which required women to go through an ordeal of evidence to be able to demonstrate the sexual violence exercised against them," say Ministry sources.
Regarding the rest of the decalogue, the other seven measures proposed are aimed at the protection and assistance of victims.
"Free legal assistance" is requested, more protection devices, more aid, a psychological and psychiatric care service, that the gender violence police units expand their powers to include victims of sexual crimes, reinforce forensic assessment units and implement the "purple points" (information) in all public offices and facilities.
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