Costa Rica Deputy's Sedition Bill Risks Eliminating Contract-Killing Crime

A Costa Rican deputy proposed increasing penalties for public incitement and punishing sedition, but the draft adds an article 280 bis that already exists in the Penal Code, which would inadvertently eliminate the crime of public offer, request, or promotion of homicides by contract killing. The initiative appears to be a legislative error with significant legal implications, potentially creating a loophole for contract killing offenses. The outcome is uncertain pending legislative review.

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