Amid the worry in Field Due to various incidents that affected private property, Argentine land associations (AVE) reported that it had submitted a bill to amend the criminal code to national legislatures. Among others, he appeared before national senators Patricia Bullrich (LLA-CABA) and Pablo Cervi (Neuquén-LLA).
According to the CRA, the initiative aims to “specifically classify and punish crimes that impact agricultural production.”
He added: “The initiative aims to provide the state with effective legal tools against criminal acts that damage property, infrastructure and the productive efforts of the rural sector.”
“The project proposes the reform of Articles 186 and 189 of the Penal Code and integrates Article 184 bis, which creates the figure of rural vandalism. This new classification provides for prison sentences of two to five years for those who impair the normal performance of a rural establishment by destroying, disabling or damaging grain, silos, crops, plantations, livestock, feed and other goods related to agricultural activity. Exactly.
It is recalled that in 2020, amid a wave of attacks on silo bags, the then President of the Chamber of Deputies, Sergio Massa, and the legislator of the former Frente de Todos (now UxP), Ramiro Gutierrez, They brought to Congress an initiative on rural vandalism that included a prison sentence of up to five years. The initiative did not make progress.
“It’s not just about protecting physical assets, but also about protecting the labor, investments and safety of those who produce food across the country,” said CRA, which chairs Carlos Castagnani.
Regarding the attacks on Silobolsa and rural establishments, the company said that “they have become a repeated practice that today does not receive a criminal justice response commensurate with the severity of the damage they cause.”
In another order, CRA pointed out: “The proposal also updates the number of acts of mayhem by incorporating new modalities such as the release of pathogens and establishing differentiated scales of punishment depending on whether there is intent, recklessness or negligence and when human life is endangered or fatal consequences occur.”
According to the CRA, the current criminal code “has deficiencies that make an effective judicial response to these events difficult.” For CRA, “Crime evolves and adapts to new practices; the law must do the same to avoid impunity and provide security to victims.”
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