Martha Avila, president of the Board of the Congress of Mexico City, has received an initiative sent by the Head of Government, Clara Brugada, to combat extortion. Avila expressed her support for this project that aims to build a safer and more livable city for all its inhabitants. Upon receiving the initiative, she highlighted the importance of these legal reforms that address a sensitive issue for the population of the capital.
The proposal seeks to tighten penalties against extortion and the improper collection of debts, such as the well-known "gota a gota". It aims to strengthen the operational capabilities of the Citizen Security Secretariat and the Attorney General's Office of Mexico City, as well as the creation of a General Coordination for Attention to Kidnapping and Extortion Cases.
Eréndira Cruzvillegas, Legal and Legal Services Advisor, detailed that this reform will establish new articles in the Penal Code to define the crimes of extortion and illegitimate debt collection, with penalties of up to 15 years in prison and fines of up to 3 thousand Measurement and Update Units. Additionally, it seeks to impose prison sentences and fines on those who make illegal collections using intimidating methods.
