María Salmerón herself, sentenced to nine months in prison for her abuser's complaint, says that this is a case for politics, not for justice. Justice must be blind, but what about public powers? A large sector of the citizenry that has identified with this woman thinks not. This follows from the support that the petition has garnered on the Change.org platform for a pardon that frees her from jail. Dura lex, sed lex, says the maxim. "The law is harsh, but it is the law." The judge informed María Salmerón yesterday that she has 15 days to choose prison and begin serving her sentence. Nothing else could be done: the laws have been applied. Sometimes, however, the laws are difficult to understand. Why does a man sentenced to 21 months for abuse not go to jail and a woman sentenced to a lesser sentence for disobedience? We have spent days explaining it in the Society section and meditating on another maxim: “He fights for the law, but if the law collides with justice, he fights for justice”.
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