Breathe
By Ivonne Ortega
It is alarming that, at a time when the fight for gender equality and the eradication of violence against women is a priority, decisions are being made that protect the political privileges of alleged aggressors over the victims' right to justice.
Yesterday, in the middle of March 25, Orange Day and Women's Month, the Chamber of Deputies approved, with the vote of 291 legislators from Morena, the PRI and the Green Party, the ruling that allows Congressman Cuauhtémoc Blanco, accused of attempted rape by his half-sister, to retain his immunity.
The agreement of inadmissibility of the Instructing Section indicated that the fulfillment of the procedural requirements for the exercise of the criminal action had not been accredited. That is to say, the argument for declaring the request of desafuero inadmissible was that the investigation file of the Prosecutor's Office of the State of Morelos presented inconsistencies.
However, the Instructing Section did not practice all the procedures established in Article 25 of the Federal Law of Responsibilities of Public Servants. Neither the Prosecutor's Office nor the accused were summoned to appear, nor did they adhere to the times and deadlines established by law. They argued procedural inconsistencies, while they themselves committed them.
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