La suspensión condicional de la pena y la violación al derecho de las víctimas

Abstract

The current reality that we live in our country; Is that we are, in a constitutional state of rights, as established in the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador, and it is for this reason that in the national legal order, to be more precise in the Integrated Code of Criminal Procedure, The conditional suspension of the criminal in article 630 of the code mentioned above. This mechanism constitutes an alternative measure, for those sentenced whose custodial sentence does not exceed five years, in addition the sentenced should not have another ruling in force, in turn their personal, social and family history, as well as the character of crime are samples That the execution of the sentence is not required; As clearly mentioned in the requirements established by COIP for the application of this mechanism; Crimes against sexual and reproductive integrity, violence against women and members of the family are situations in which the application of this benefit will not proceed for any reason. The sentenced who has benefited from the application of the conditional suspension of the sentence, once, has met the requirements, must comply with some conditions provided in article 631, the main reason for this research project is the one indicated by Number 7, which refers to reparation of damages or payment of a certain amount as compensation to the victim, in the form of integral reparation or guarantee some form of payment, this ensures that the victim is repaired by The damages suffered. As can be seen in the previous paragraph, one of the conditions that the sentenced must comply in order for the conditional suspension of the sentence to take effect is to ensure full reparation of the damages suffered by the victim, but this reparation must be comprehensive and Must comply with what is established by article 11 numeral 2 of COIP; Which refers to the integral reparation of the damages suffered as a fundamental right of the victims, and which also indicates the most appropriate mechanism for the application of this repair; These mechanisms include knowledge of the truth, restoration of injured rights, compensation and guarantee of non-repetition of inflation, satisfaction of the violated right, ensuring that these are fulfilled without any delay or delay ; These mechanisms will be used according to the offense of which they have been victims. As stated above, reparation for damages suffered by the victim must be executed correctly and promptly; Which does not happen in the case of the conditional suspension of the sentence. As stated above, in the condition stipulated in article 631 numeral 7 where the repair of damages is mentioned, there is no mention of a time limit for compliance with the same. Although it is true that there is no established time for the fulfillment of the reparation of the damages suffered by the victim, it is also undeniable that those sentenced who have access to this benefit, such as the conditional suspension of the sentence, must show their Interest in repairing the damage caused.