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The Judiciary, in the hands of its president Javier Arévalo, has been inaugurating flagrante delicto units throughout the country in order to combat crime, ensuring brevity in the processes, prompt justice and concrete facts. As part of this strategy, he presented a PL initiative to the Congress of the Republic, which was approved today.
Thus, the Plenary of the Congress of the Republic approved the bill that strengthens the justice system in cases of flagrante delicto, confronting common crime that has reached alarming levels.
The law was approved with the favorable vote of 87 legislators and was exempted from the second vote procedure.
The final text of the law presented by the Third Vice-President of the Congress of the Republic, Congresswoman Rosselli Amuruz, provides that the flagrante delicto units include the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations to provide accompaniment, legal and emotional support to victims in cases of violence against women and members of the family group. that are processed there.
It should be noted that, initially, until the adoption of this law, flagrante delicto units were made up of the Judiciary (judges), the Public Prosecutor's Office (prosecutors), the National Police (police) and the Ministry of Justice (public defenders).
"The purpose of this law is to strengthen the justice system by strengthening the Flagrancy Units, in order to guarantee a minimum standard of care for victims of a criminal act, an effective attention that contributes to the comprehensive protection of victims in cases of family violence," says the approved regulation.
Likewise, it aims to establish guidelines to strengthen the capacities of sectors and regional and local governments in relation to the incorporation of technologies that allow providing an effective and efficient service to citizens.
It should be noted that the President of the Judiciary, Dr. Javier Arévalo Vela, has been a tenacious promoter of this initiative and, therefore, he insistently urged Congress to approve this law.
To date, the Judiciary has implemented eight flagrante delicto units in the judicial districts of La Libertad, Lima Sur, Lima Norte, Lima, Lima Este, Callao, Sullana and Santa.
Of the total number of cases submitted by the Public Prosecutor's Office to the flagrante delicto units, 85% were resolved within 24, 48 and 72 hours.
