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← 🇧🇪 Chambre des représentants/PROPOSITION DE LOIbe-56-1716

Proposition de loi modifiant la loi du 29 février 2024 introduisant le livre II du Code pénal en vue d'alourdir les peines applicables à la polygamie.

Stage en_commissionUpdated 7d ago

This is a private member's bill in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives that would amend the law of 29 February 2024, which introduced Book II of the Belgian Criminal Code. The bill aims to increase the criminal penalties applicable to polygamy. Based on the title alone, it would make the punishment for this offence more severe than under the current rules. The change would apply to individuals who commit polygamy under Belgian criminal law, and to the courts and prosecutors who apply those penalties. The exact scope and new sentence levels cannot be determined from the metadata alone; the full text would need to be consulted.