El complicado régimen privilegiado del art. 30 del Código Penal Español en materia de codelincuencia y encubrimiento en los delitos cometidos utilizando medios o soportes de difusión mecánicos

Abstract

The Spanish Criminal or Penal Code (Código Penal) establishes in its art. 30 a privileged system in regard to crime partners and concealment in crimes committed using mechanical broadcasting media (the traditionally so called “crimes of press”, a system without parallel in Colombia. This paper makes revision of some complicated aspects of such a system considers the convenience of its permanence, coming to the conclusion that its abolition would be preferable and, concerning Colombia, the introduction of a similar one is not advisable.

Keywords

• crimes committed using mechanical broadcasting media
• crimes of press
• crime partners
• principals an accessories
• concealment
• freedom of the press