Police issue 7,762 restraining orders in first 9 months of 2019
The Georgian Interior Ministry says that people’s awareness of domestic violence has increased. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda/ge.
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Georgian law enforcers have issued 7,762 restraining orders in the first nine months of 2019, while the total figure from last year was 7,646.
Deputy Interior Minister Nino Tsatsiashvili says that raised awareness of domestic violence and tougher punishment for violating the restraining order has led to the increased numbers.
We made the first time violation of a restraining order a criminal offence last year instead of the previous administrative punishment. Restraining orders were violated in six per cent of cases last year, while the figure is under three per cent this year,” Tsatsiashvili has stated earlier today.
She said that the ministry is now taking steps to provide a higher level of protection for victims of violence.
A bill has already been drafted which allows electronic surveillance on those committing violence against women or domestic violence,” Tsatsiashvili said.
She stated that only individuals who carry higher risks of committing repeated violence will be subjected to surveillance.
Threats will be evaluated by law enforcers,” she said.
Tsatsiahsvili stated that the surveillance will take place after a victim’s consent, as the surveillance device is fixed onto both the victim and perpetrator.
Officers of the Shida Kartli Police Department have arrested a person identified only as I.S., born in 1992, for domestic violence against a minor.
Both possible perpetrators and their targets may have to wear electronic surveillance bracelets to avoid crimes after the police issue a restraining order, a bill drafted by the Georgian Interior Ministry reads.
Georgia’s Interior Minister Giorgi Mgebrishvili is calling on all victims of domestic violence to speak out and seek help.
Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili believes a domestic violence problem in Georgia needs to be addressed urgently.
4,564 individuals were charged for domestic violence and crimes throughout Georgia in 2019, Deputy Interior Minister Nino Tsatsiashvili said at a briefing today.
A large-scale campaign to combat violence against women in Georgia will be launched, reports the press office of the Government Administration. The Ministries of Justice, Interior, Regional Development, Health, Education and the Prosecutor’s Office will be involved in the campaign.
Police have detained businessman Davit Kodua, brother of ex-head of Georgia’s Special Operative Department, for domestic violence.