Parot Doctrine prisoners released: Rajoy supports terrorist victim protest but suffers jeers and insults
Monday, October 28, 2013 @ 12:18 PM
THOUSANDS of members of the Victims of Terrorism Association (AVT) filled the centre of Madrid yesterday (Sunday) to protest over the European Court of Human Rights' decision to overturn the Parot Doctrine which has already seen several ETA members released.
It could also pave the way for a number of rapists and serial killers to get out of jail and be entitled to compensation.
In practice, any compensation would be offset against that which they were ordered to pay to the victims or their families when sentenced and which, given that this runs into hundreds of thousands or even millions, is almost never paid in full.
And the Spanish government has pledged to ensure all dangerous criminals who have to be released if they are being held 'illegally' through retrospective application of the Doctrine will be under close surveillance for life.
The ECHR verdict is not binding on Spain, but as Spain has signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights, it is morally obliged to adhere to any decision affecting this area of law.
Spanish president Mariano Rajoy (PP) and his cabinet totally disagree with the verdict, and Rajoy himself was due to attend the protest to support the AVT.
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