The CGPJ raises to 103 the releases for the "law of only yes is yes" and to 943 the reductions in sentences

The General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) has updated the number of beneficiaries of the so-called 'law of only yes is yes' and has increased the sentence reductions to 943 and the releases to 103 in application of the rule that came into force on last October 7, according to sources from the government body consulted by Europa Press.

These same sources have specified that the figure could increase in the coming days because there are still provincial hearings and superior courts of justice pending to report their data.

On March 2, the CGPJ officially reported that there were 721 reductions and 74 releases throughout Spain as of March 1 due to the revisions made by the Organic Law of Comprehensive Guarantee of Sexual Freedom.

On that occasion, the Council warned that it had not been able to collect data from all judicial bodies, so it lacked a "global" figure. In any case, he reported that his Permanent Commission had agreed in their conclave that the information would be "periodically updated and made public." Since then, it is pending that the body publish the updated data.

On the sidelines, it is expected that the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court will hold a monographic plenary session between June 6 and 7 to set criteria on the reviews carried out by the sentencing courts due to the criminal reform.

It will be the first time that the high court enters to analyze whether the courts have properly applied the Organic Law of Comprehensive Guarantee of Sexual Freedom in their sentence reviews. The magistrates will carry out this study with the objective of not only unifying criteria but also establishing doctrine, and because it already accumulates more than 20 appeals against review orders.