Latvian citizen detained for domestic violence in Batumi, Georgia
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Police have detained a Latvian citizen in Georgia’s coastal city of Batumi for physical and psychological violence against his wife and failure to comply with the requirements of a restraining order.
Police say the detainee, identified only as D.G., threatened to kill his wife, Russian citizen O.B., with a knife and physically assaulted her.
In addition, D.G. approached the place of temporary residence of his wife and tried to communicate with her on several occasions.
The press office of the Interior Ministry says that the detainee violated the terms and requirements of the restraining order issued against him for psychological abuse against his wife.
The crime is punishable by three years in prison.
A law which makes the punishment for certain forms of domestic violence more severe came into force in December 2018.
A total of 4,564 individuals were charged for domestic violence and crimes throughout Georgia in 2019.
The Georgian police have detained a Nigerian citizen for violence against his wife in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi yesterday. The crime is punishable by up to two years in prison. The detainee, only identified as A.V. and born in 1989, verbally insulted and physically attacked his wife, identified as Ph.G. and born in 1986.
The government of Georgia says that it will continue an active awareness campaign and fight against domestic violence during the coronavirus pandemic, as the coronavirus poses a risk of an increase in domestic violence cases.
A law drafted by the Georgian Interior Ministry has come into force today which makes the punishment for certain forms of domestic violence more severe. The law also reads that should a restraining order be violated, an individual will face criminal charges.
Abusing a family member will become punishable by two years in prison instead of the current one year.The punishment will be more severe if the act of violence is committed in the presence of a minor.
Georgia’s Interior Minister Giorgi Mgebrishvili is calling on all victims of domestic violence to speak out and seek help.