By 89 votes in favor, 20 against and 13 abstentions, the Chamber approved the so-called Naín 2.0 Law. The initiative toughens penalties for crimes committed against officials of the Carabineros, PDI and Gendarmerie. In this sense, it is sought that those people who attempt against the physical integrity of the police cannot access substitute sentences of deprivation or restriction of liberty.
The Chamber of Deputies approved in general the so-called “Ley Nain 2.0”what it toughens the penalties for crimes committed against officials of the Carabineros, Investigative Police and Gendarmerie.
The initiative -which takes the name of Eugenio Naín, a policeman assassinated in 2020- was supported by 89 votes in favour, 20 against and 13 abstentions. However, she will return to the Citizen Security commission for having presented indications.
In one of its articles, the project indicates that Substitute sentences of deprivation or restriction of freedom will not proceed with respect to “those crimes in which there has been an attack against the physical integrity of officials.”
In addition to the police, PDI and Gendarmerie, the homicide of members of the Chilean Fire Department in the exercise of their functions.
What is meant by violating physical integrity? Specifically, this article refers to kill a member of staff who is in the exercise of his duties; injure, beat or mistreat him in similar circumstances, leaving him insane, useless, handicapped or incapacitated for work for more than 30 days; and castrate or mutilate an important member.
The debate in voting of Ley Naín 2.0
The authors of the project are the deputies Jorge Alessandri, Juan Antonio Coloma, Felipe Donoso, Henry Leal and Guillermo Ramírez, from the UDI.
It also had the signatures of Cristián Araya (REP), Andrés Longton (RN), Diego Schalper (RN) and Stephan Schubert (IND).
“It is essential to give clear signals for the protection of our police, who are attacked, violated and murdered in our country. That inhibits his acting.”noted Deputy Longton.
In addition, he criticized the 20 parliamentarians of Approve Dignity who voted against the project. Among them is Boris Barrera (PC), who assured that “There is evidence of criminal populism and a deficiency in legal technique that we cannot let go.”
Another vote against was from Lorena Fries (CS), who indicated that “The fine print tells us that most of these behaviors are already regulated.”