MADRID, 1 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -
The Minister of Justice, Pilar Llop, will finally not attend the summit between Spain and Morocco that starts this Wednesday in Rabat, to stay working on the reform of what is known as the 'law of only yes is yes', after the PSOE announced this same week that he will present a bill in the Congress of Deputies to modify it and thus put an end to "the undesired effects" of it.
Llop was part of the Spanish delegation that is traveling today to the Moroccan capital for the High Level Meeting (RAN). The Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, was expected to attend accompanied by a dozen ministers --none from United We Can--, but the head of Justice will not attend to continue working on said reform, according to ministerial sources consulted by Europa Press.
The minister indicated on January 20, in statements to the press, that the 'law of only yes is yes' has not had "the desired effects", pointing out that at that time they were analyzing how to develop "the measures provided for in the law for the greater protection of the victims".
Already last Monday, the spokesperson for the PSOE Electoral Committee, Pilar Alegría, announced that the socialist parliamentary group would present a bill in a "very immediate" term to avoid these "unwanted effects", but without touching the "heart" of the law, that is, the consent of the woman.
The Government hopes to reach an agreement for the reform "this week", but recognizes differences between the coalition parties on "how to carry it out", despite the fact that they agree on "maintaining consent and avoiding unwanted effects".
Government sources have explained that the "complexity" in reaching an agreement lies "in the technical solution and not in the political will", although they have made it clear that the objective is to "solve it" and have set a deadline "this week". .
The Minister for Equality, Irene Montero, has also recognized that there is a discrepancy with the PSOE in the area of penalties and that they are working to reach an agreement that maintains consent in the "center", making it clear that "it cannot allow a return to previous model", which is what the PP wants.
Since its entry into force, on October 7, the 'law of only yes is yes' has led to more than 350 sentence reductions and 23 releases, according to data collected by Europa Press.