00:00On February 12th, Argentina's Chamber of Deputies gave general approval to the new youth penal regime,
00:05which includes lowering the age of criminal responsibility and imputability from 16 to 14 years old.
00:12The new juvenile penal regime lowers the age of imputability to 14 years old
00:17and establishes a maximum prison sentence of up to 15 years for serious crimes.
00:23Alternative penalties are provided for crimes with sentences less than 10 years in prison.
00:28The old initiative was strongly supported by Javier Millet's far-right-wing government
00:33and passed with 149 votes in favor, 100 against and no abstentions.
00:39The bill will now undergo an article-by-article review by the deputies before proceeding to the Senate for final
00:45consideration.
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