The only modification that the legislature wanted to introduce to the passed a period ago was to extend the vacatio legis bill from six months to a year. In addition, Senators left a fresh in the form adopted by the Sejm. Members, despite the advice of the Sejm Committee, did not agree to this amendment in the bill.
247 Members voted against the legislature amendment and 186 opposed it. Now the regulations will be looked at by the head of state. – I am optimistic and I think the president will sign the amendment. Especially since the PiS environment voted for these changes. I am very glad that after so long and with so many adversaries, the most crucial solutions remained in the bill – says “Rz” co-author of the fresh regulations of Danuta Wawrowska.
The novel, which will hit the president's desk, was proposed by the Members of the governing coalition. Its main premise is to amend the law on rape offences. In accordance with the current wording of Article 197 of the KC, rape is considered to be sexual violence, unlawful danger or deceit. It's 2 to 12 years imprisonment.
According to the authors, this way of knowing rape indicates the request to object to unwanted sexual behavior. Therefore, the fresh government proposes a revision of this standard, which will make it possible for the victim to decide whether or not there has been a rape to have the informed and voluntary consent of the victim alternatively than to show resistance. As a result, Article 197(1) will state: “Whoever leads another individual to engage in sexual violence, unlawful threats, deceit or otherwise, is subject to imprisonment from 2 to 15.”
The amendments besides include the addition to Article 197 KK of the following paragraph (1a). Consistent with him, “the same punishment is subject to who leads another individual to sexual intercourse, utilizing the inability to admit the meaning of the act or to guide his conduct”.
Legislative phase: to the President's signature
