Ecuador president Daniel Noboa presented a new constitutional reform to allow chemical castration of rapists, within his initiatives to harden penalties against criminals in the country.
“They thought power would protect them. As before, as always. This time: rapists deserve chemical castration and pay with the arrest,” the representative wrote on social network X (former Twitter).
The reform must be approved by the National Assembly (Parliament) after the Constitutional Court, the highest court in the country, to endorse.
“The country needs to know who is truly with the victims and who is willing to protect abusers,” said Noboa.
Details about the reform proposed by the Ecuadorian President have not yet been released.
Currently, the crime of sexual rape is punished in Ecuador with penalties of 19 to 22 years in prison, which can be increased in case of aggravating.
Noboa’s proposal adds to other constitutional reforms presented in recent months by the Ecuadorian President, including the revocation of the ban on establishing foreign military basis in the country.
In previous months, he also proposed modifications to the Constitution so that judges can decree immediate pre -trial detention for people prosecuted for crimes related to terrorism and organized crime and to withdraw prisoners as a priority care group by the state.
Prior to being reelected president until 2029, Noboa anticipated that he would promote a Constituent Assembly to formulate a new magna letter to replace the 2008, which was prepared during one of Rafael Correa’s presidential mandates.
However, when obtaining control of the National Assembly (Parliament), he set aside the idea of a constituent to try to perform various reforms in the Constitution through Parliament with a later referendum that must endorse the modifications through popular vote.
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