The "upskirting" has been banned in another country

The "upskirting", a practice of photographing or filming under the clothing of a person without his knowledge, has been illegal since yesterday in England and Wales, with penalties of up to two years. years in prison for the culprits, who will also be in the bad offender registry, authorities and informed media of the United Kingdom.

The rule, which had been approved by the House of Lords of that country earlier this year, came into effect yesterday, after receiving effective consent.

"I have been a victim of petticoats and I have worked for an exhaustive 18 months to achieve this, and I have always thought that politics was impenetrable, but with the help you need, you can achieve results!" Said activist Gina Martin on her Twitter account. and launched a campaign to punish this practice.

Martin had gone to the police 18 months ago to announce that a man had taken pictures of his crotch under his skirt during an outdoor recital, but the policeman had told him that "I do not could not handle the case "because she" was wearing clothes inside, so the picture was not entirely graphic ".

"I felt it was wrong and I was surprised to know that upskirts were not a badual offense, I wanted to change that for everyone, because the least we deserve is to be able to use what we want without being taken without consent, "said the young woman.

Martin's campaign had an impact on the local media and then came to Parliament, which pbaded the law for England and Wales, since similar legislation has existed in Scotland since 2010.

Previously, police skirts could only be prosecuted as a crime "against public modesty", which required witnesses, or as a voyeurism, an accusation that was applied only when the person was filmed or photographed in private.