Tougher  laws  for  quarantine violators, vandalism

The Cabinet Council has moved to toughen action against quarantine violators and vandalism during the COVID-19 crisis.

It gave the green light to the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Government to submit two bills to the National Assembly to reform the Penal Code by including the crime of vandalism, as well as typifying the violation of quarantine, the curfew and the social isolation measures ordered by the authorities as a result of the pandemic.

The meeting was held on t Tuesday, but the information was released on  Thursday, April 9, through the Official Gazette.

A draft law will be presented to reform the Penal Code and make clear the crime of vandalism.

Currently, the crime of vandalism does not exist as such. It is protected in crimes against property such as robbery, theft, and fraud.

Unofficially reports La Prensa was known that there will be an increase in penalties.

Recently, a bill began to be discussed in the National Assembly that sought to increase the penalty for aggravated theft from six to 12 years. However, faced with rejection of some of her colleagues, deputy, Kayra Harding, withdrew the initiative.

In addition, the Cabinet Council, , empowered Minister of the Presidency, Tewaney Mencomo to propose to the Assembly a bill to criminalize crimes such as disobedience of isolation measures. , curfew or mandatory quarantine due to pandemic.