Supreme Court analyzes changes in criminal authorship in Cuba

 HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 10 (ACN) The People's Supreme Court of the Republic of Cuba publishes on its website an analysis of the recent update of the Cuban Penal Code, established in Law No. 151 of 2021, which has redefined the criteria of authorship and participation in crimes, facilitating greater individualization of criminal responsibility.

The publication highlights that Article 20 of the regulation establishes that those who directly execute the act, organize it, carry it out in collaboration with others or induce a third party under coercion or error will be considered perpetrators.

Likewise, the regulation distinguishes participants, among which there are inductors, necessary cooperators and outsiders in crimes of special subject.

Experts of the People's Supreme Court emphasize that this reform responds to the need to specify the role of each participant in the commission of the crime, allowing a fairer application of penalties while clarifying that the regulation also introduces mechanisms to mitigate sanctions, according to the participation of those involved.

This legal advance, the People's Supreme Court of the Republic of Cuba assures in the text, is part of the process of improvement of the Cuban justice system, in accordance with the principles of proportionality and culpability that govern criminal law in Cuba.