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A PAN urgently adopt anti-kidnapping law
The base of the PAN in the Chamber of Deputies urged to approve the anti-kidnapping law before the elections of July 4



The base of the PAN in the Chamber of Deputies urged to approve before the elections on 4 July the new anti-kidnapping law, which punishes with up to 60 years in prison plagiarists and raises the penalties for police who are involved with these bands.

»We can not wait until after the election when we have a wave of kidnappings in the country,» said PAN congressman and member of the Committee on Justice, Oscar Martín Arce Paniagua.

In an interview, said to be reviving the work in commissions in San Lazaro and determine the said bill as soon as possible and confirmed by the Senate.

»We must put aside electoral calculations, the campaigns and you work in the anti-kidnapping law, since Mexico is the first in the world in kidnappings, with eight thousand cases a year,» said the legislator-white party.

Arce Paniagua said the National Action Party (PAN) insist on a special session before July to approve the Anti-Kidnapping Act. «We expect sensitivity and available to all banks, especially the PRI.»

He explained that the new law, already approved by the Senate provides for penalties of up to 60 years in prison for kidnappers, an elite police force to investigate these crimes and be involved telephone calls.

The federal legislator for Baja California stated that is punishable by 15-40 years in prison who kidnaps a person for ransom or execute an express kidnapping.

He said that according to the minutes, if the victim dies purge kidnapper to 60 years in prison, plus convictions for other aggravating.

It is also expected that federal and state police conform elite and special units for investigating and prosecuting the kidnapping.


The legislator said that another benefit of the new law is that prisons are the kidnappers placed a tracking device and monitoring, in order to prevent continued operation from prison.