🏛️ Congress approves law toughening penalties for repeat offenders

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The Spanish Congress has approved a law increasing penalties for repeat offenders of minor crimes, including theft and digital fraud, with 302 votes in favor. The PSOE allied with right-wing parties, causing a rift with left-wing partners who opposed the measure, labeling it as punitive and harmful to vulnerable populations. The law allows for prison sentences of up to three years for repeat offenders and prohibits them from entering certain areas. The legislation now moves to the Senate for further consideration.

Key points

• The new law imposes up to three years in prison for repeat minor offences.
• The PSOE allied with right-wing parties to pass the law, causing a rift with left-wing partners.
• The law aims to address concerns over petty crime, particularly in Catalonia.
• Opposition parties criticized the law as punitive and potentially harmful to vulnerable populations.

Links

• El Mundo: Sánchez desaira a sus socios y aprueba con todas las derechas la ley de Junts que endurece el castigo a la multirreincidencia
• Europa Press: Rufián dice que ERC se abstendrá en la ley de multirreincidencia al no compartir su "tufillo racista"
• elDiario: El Congreso aprueba la ley de multirreincidencia de Junts con los votos del PSOE y la derecha
• Europa Press: Luz verde en el Congreso a endurecer la multirreincidencia con apoyo de PSOE, PP, PNV, Junts y Vox y rechazo de Sumar
• Europa Press: El PNV saluda los acuerdos "entre diferentes" en el Congreso ante "problemas reales" como la multirreincidencia
• Europa Press: Almeida aplaude ley contra multirreincidencia con la que se demuestra que Sánchez pacta hasta con Vox "para sobrevivir"
• El País: El Congreso aprueba la ley que castiga la multirreincidencia de delitos leves
• El Mundo: PSOE y Junts se muestran "muy satisfechos" por aprobar la ley que castiga a la multirreincidencia

Facts

• The law imposes up to three years in prison for repeat minor offences.
• 302 votes in favor, 36 against, and 8 abstentions were recorded in Congress.
• The law specifically targets thefts under €400 and digital fraud.
• Opposition parties criticized the law for potentially criminalizing poverty.

Quotes

• This is a law that is born in the territories and not in offices — Marta Madrenas, Junts spokesperson
• The aim is to criminalize poverty and stigmatize people with few resources — Enrique Santiago, Sumar spokesperson
• From now on, repeatedly committing crimes will not be free; crime cannot be profitable — Cuca Gamarra, PP spokesperson

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