Overview
- United Justice and Legislative Studies committees are set to approve the revised dictamen today, with a Senate floor debate expected this week.
- The draft raises the base punishment to 15–25 years in prison and adds aggravating factors that can push sentences to roughly 41–42 years, including cases involving violence or schemes run from prisons.
- Public servants who fail to report extortion would face 10–20 years, introducing phones or similar devices into prisons would carry up to 12 years, and authorities who enable prison‑based extortion could receive up to 30 years.
- The proposal mandates specialized units and certified personnel in the FGR and state prosecutors’ offices, and it creates a national complaint and attention center linked to the 089 line under the Security Ministry.
- Senators crafted the changes after talks with Segob, SSPC, the FGR and the Presidential Legal Counsel, citing rising extortion levels reported by business groups and the need to harmonize penalties nationwide.