A law proposal has been submitted for criminalizing Internet felonies.
Representative Francisco Contreras, sponsor of the measure, requested its inclusion in the legislative agenda as soon as possible.
Marcela Fernández writes in a Prensalibre.com article: "With the law, unauthorized access to a private page, damages or sabotage, invitation to enter phony systems, child pornography and cyber espionage, among others, would be punished with up to 12 years in jail."
The iniciative which would approve a new law for insurance companies was returned to the Economic Commission once more.
Some legislators believe that when the new law comes into effect it will close the market to international companies and will favor monopolizing the local companies, said lawmaker, Francisco Contreras, member of the CASA party.
According to Contreras, the law allows international companies to operate in the country, but it creates a lot of bureaucracy and there is the possibility that the companies will not want to invest in Guatemala.