Reuters | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
The Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez appealed in an interview published on Sunday to victims of sexual abuse on a law of sexual violence that includes a loophole that allows at least 978 prison offenders to serve sentences reduce or end early.
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The “Yes Only Is Yes” law, which arose in part as a result of public outrage over the so-called Wolf Pack case, is based on consent and is meant to resolve cases where defendants are guilty of the lesser crime of sexual abuse because victims have had. he did not resist because of fear.
But because the new law carries a minimum sentence – the result of combining the crimes of sexual abuse and violence – it has allowed some offenders to be convicted before being able to successfully seek reduced sentences or release from prison. early.
After the law was passed in October, sentences in 978 cases were reduced and 104 prisoners were released as early as March 31, the General Council of Justice – the top body of judges – said last week.
“Some of these releases or reviews are not final, they can also be appealed. But in any case, there is an unwanted effect that we have to solve,” said Sanchez in an interview with the newspaper El Correo.
“If we have to apologize to the victims, I apologize to the victims.”
The issue has split a three-year stalemate, with the Socialists keen to reform the law but their partners Unidas Podemos opposing their proposals.
The fight against gender-based violence has been high on the coalition’s agenda since the “Wolf Pack” case, in which five men who referred to themselves by that name were jailed for the minor crime of sexual assault in 2018 after gang-raping a young woman. just the bull of Pamplona. – running the Festival in 2016.
