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What it is

Bill would stop applying the Military Criminal Code to the Guardia Civil

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 5 July 2019. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Confederal de Unidas Podemos-En Comú Podem-Galicia en Común.

Official title: Private member's bill for an Organic Law amending Organic Law 14/2015, of October 14, the Military Penal Code.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000021· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would remove section 5 of Article 1 of the Military Criminal Code, the provision that allows that code to apply to members of the Guardia Civil.
  2. Offenses committed before the law takes effect would be punished under the old code, unless the new rules are more favorable to the convicted person.
  3. Final judgments not yet carried out would be reviewed on the court's own initiative if the new law would mean an acquittal or a lighter sentence.
  4. In non-final judgments under appeal, the new rules would apply, on the court's own initiative or at a party's request, when they are more favorable to the convicted person.

Who it affects

  • Members of the Guardia Civil: They could no longer be convicted of military offenses for police duties or off-duty acts, and could benefit from review of their sentences.
  • People convicted of military offenses: Their judgments could be reviewed if the new law is more favorable to them.

Words worth knowing

Proposición de ley
A bill introduced by a parliamentary group. It is not an approved law yet.
Sentencia firme
A final judgment that can no longer be appealed and must be carried out.
Reo
A person convicted of a crime.
Revisión de oficio
The court reviews the judgment on its own initiative, without anyone asking for it.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced5 July 2019Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted11 July 2019The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 5 official steps on a timeline
Jul 2019Aug 201911. 5 July 2019: Presentación22. 11 July 2019: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 11/07/2019 hasta 16/07/201933. 11 July 2019: Calificación44. 16 July 2019: Gobierno Contestación desde 16/07/2019 hasta 24/09/201955. 24 September 2019: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 24/09/2019 hasta 23/10/2019

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It has not been presented again yet.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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