Extortion is a crime that “is little reported,” indicated the chairwoman Claudia Sheinbaumby announcing that it will promote secondary laws so that the victims of this crime, can report without having to go to the Prosecutor’s Office.
“Extortion has several problems. One of them is that little is reported due to fear of the complainant, even so, of the complaints we have from October to December, there is a decrease,” he said.
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Extortion as a serious crime
From National Palacethe president, recalled that the extortion It is classified in the Constitution as a serious crimee, so it warrants preventive detention for those who comment on it.
“In it Security Cabinet We are developing a series of adjustments to secondary laws, including the Criminal Procedure Lawprecisely so that people can report without having to go directly to the Prosecutor’s Office,” he commented.
Therefore, the President Sheinbaumassured that with these adjustments, people will be able to report extortion via telephone from which an investigation folder could be generated.
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“From there, begin investigations that result in an investigation folder already initiated by the security forces. “That people feel safe to report and at the same time that we can attack this crime,” he concluded.
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