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 Wednesday, December 6 2017 15:31
Alexandr Avanesov

Armenian Parliament started discussing package of laws aimed at  preventing domestic violence

Armenian Parliament started discussing package of laws aimed at  preventing domestic violence

ArmInfo. The Armenian parliament has started discussions on a package of laws aimed at preventing domestic violence.

Introducing the draft law "On preventing family violence and  protecting persons subjected to family violence and reconciliation in  the family" in the first reading, RA Deputy Minister of Justice Vigen  Kocharyan noted that the law has three goals: to prevent violence, to  protect persons who have been subjected to violence and to restore  consent in family. In general, as the deputy minister explained, the  package provides for the application of three basic mechanisms for  the protection of persons affected by family violence - prevention,  urgent intervention and decision on protection. The decision on the  application of the second mechanism is made by the relevant  specialist of the Police, and the decision on protection by the  court. "In the case of" urgent intervention, "the will of the victim  is not required, since very often the persons who have been subjected  to violence may become a victim of repeated violence if this is  stated, which limits the will of that person." It will be sufficient  to make a decision by the relevant police officer, "explained  Kocharyan, adding that only in case of making a decision on  protection will be requested the will of the victim. A corresponding  unit will be set up in the RA Police, whose employees will be trained  and retrained. Even the form of the employees of this unit will  differ from the traditional form of policemen. According to the  Deputy Minister of Justice, with respect to the person who committed  the violence, it is planned to apply restrictive measures - to keep  distance from the person who has been subjected to violence, not to  come into contact with him, not to store or carry arms, to undergo  treatment, for example, from alcohol or drug dependence. As part of  the protection measures are proposed restrictions.  Depending on the  severity of the violation of the last two mechanisms of protection,  there are measures of administrative or criminal liability. In order  to solve the task, it is envisaged to use the phone of the "hot  line". According to Vigen Kocharyan, the bill regulates the work of  two other institutions: social protection centers, which will be  transformed, the second - shelters, where the person who has been  subjected to violence will undergo rehabilitation and will be able to  find shelter for up to 12 months.

The Deputy Minister once again stressed that the law does not have  new grounds for depriving parental rights. "There are no provisions  that destroy the foundations of the family," he stressed, adding that  the document was repeatedly discussed at various venues. As a result,  from the original version to the present one, it underwent  significant changes, the points of concern were clarified, for  example, whether it is possible to remove an underage child from the  family and transfer it to a shelter. "We have strictly fixed that -  no, it is impossible, to stop the unfounded criticism, which often  sounds to the indicated initiative," Vigen Kocharyan concluded.

The fact that Armenia is aimed at adopting a bill on preventing and  combating domestic violence became known a few years ago. Almost  immediately, the public was divided into two opposing camps. Without  going into various conspiracy theories, we note that those who  opposed the bill, primarily in the "promotion" of the law, blamed the  West, claiming the loosening of the foundations of the Armenian  family. Advocating against the adoption of a law condemning domestic  violence, it also saw a threat of widespread application of the  practice of the withdrawal of children from families. According to  experts, the practice of applying a similar law in other countries  was condemned in the Council of Europe resolution of April 24, 2015.  The EU recognized the ineffectiveness of the methods that lead to the  creation of corruption schemes. From the position of "for" were the  victims of domestic violence - mostly women, who periodically acted  with the shares, demanding the adoption of the bill. 

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