The councilors of the PSOE of Cehegín, headed by the mayor, José Rafael Rocamora, as well as the councilor of 'Cehegín for Change' voted against the motion presented by the Popular Party urging that the Permanent Revisable Prison not be repealed and that continue to be included in the Penal Code for serious crimes.
From the Popular Party have recalled that the reviewable permanent prison was approved in March 2015 in the Congress of Deputies with the only favorable votes of the Popular Party "and now with the votes of the PSOE and PODEMOS and the abstention at the time of Citizens pretend repeal it. "
In fact, they have pointed out that "although Citizens have now changed their minds because they have seen that the vast majority of Spaniards support it, the repeal of this criminal figure was one of the agreements signed by the Socialists and by Citizens in their investiture pact "
The popular cehegineros have indicated that the reviewable permanent prison is applicable in cases of exceptionality, specifically, especially serious crimes: murders preceded by rape, serial murders, murders of children under sixteen or persons of special vulnerability, murders committed by criminal organizations and genocides.
The Popular Party, through this motion, has wanted to express its support for the victims and respond to the majority feeling of Spanish society, which defends the maintenance of this measure.
According to the 'popular' cehegineros "can not understand how from the PSOE and the left want to eliminate the remainable permanent prison and allow murderers, rapists and others convicted of serious crimes can re-offend and return to do irreparable harm to more people."
Source: PP Cehegín