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Panama Will Sentence Terrorism
Acts
Panama National Assembly
(Parliament) is planning on
Tuesday to increase the jail
sentences against those who make
terrorism acts in the country
considering the increasing of
this problem in the world.
According to the reform project
of the Penal Code approved in
second debate by the unicameral
Congress will receive a sentence
from 20 to 30 years in prison.
The article 301 of the
initiative foreseen that
sanction for those who cause
panic, terror or fear in the
population and use for it
radioactive material, weapons,
biological and toxic substances,
explosives or any other kind of
massive destruction.
People who put the Panama Canal
in danger will be punished with
10 to 15 years in prison,
sentence that will be doubled if
the action causes damages to the
inter-oceanic road.
The project reforming the Penal
Code also includes an increase
of the sentences for crimes and
rapes.
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