President Zurabishvili holds 1st meeting on countering domestic violence
Expressing her willingness to be engaged in the activities aimed to counter violence against women and domestic violence, President Salome Zurabishvili called for everyone unite around this problem. Photo: Salome Zurabishvili/Facebook
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Georgian President Salome Zurabishvii met with representatives of the public, local non-governmental and international organisations to discuss steps to be taken against domestic violence in the country.
Before starting my meeting with NGOs, international organizations and state institutions to start steps against domestic violence, yet another unacceptable case of violence against a woman took place in Khashuri. We must unite now to address this.
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) March 5, 2020
In her tweet, President Zurabishvili referred to the recent attempt of premeditated murder that took place in the Georgian region of Shida Kartli earlier today.
In partcular, the Georgian Interior Ministry reported that an individual, identified only as M.L. and born in 1992 injured his ex-wife, identified only as S.Ch. and born in 1995.
The crime is punishable by 13 to 17 years in prison.
The Interior Ministry has released the video footage of detention:
Expressing her willingness to be engaged in the activities aimed to counter violence against women and domestic violence in the country, President Zurabishvili called for everyone to unite around this challenge.
A total of 4,564 individuals were charged for domestic violence and crimes throughout Georgia in 2019, based on the recent official statistical data.
A law drafted by the Interior Ministry, which makes the punishment for certain forms of domestic violence more severe, came into force in December 2018.
4,564 individuals were charged for domestic violence and crimes throughout Georgia in 2019, Deputy Interior Minister Nino Tsatsiashvili said at a briefing today.
Lela Akiashvili has been appointed the PM’s Advisor on Human Rights, PM Giorgi Gakharia stated at a government session today.
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.
Despite the crisis caused by the coronavirus, the Georgian government is continuing to pursue a strict policy against domestic violence and violence against women.
Police have detained the former head of Patrol Police Department David Tsinaridze for domestic violence.
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 Georgian police have detained a Georgian citizen for the illegal possession of firearms in the eastern Georgian region of Kvemo Kartli. Meanwhile, two individuals have been detained for domestic violence in the Black Sea region of Adjara and Samtskhe-Javakheti.
The Georgian parliament has passed a bill in its third and final reading today which allows for the use of electronic surveillance to prevent domestic violence.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has delivered a speech at the official event dedicated to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, organised by the UN Women, where she said that Covid-19 has posed 'numerous challenges to our countries and societies'.
Georgian law enforcers have imposed an electronic surveillance against an individual, identified only as G.K., accused of domestic violence against his minor family member.
Police identified 9,144 victims of domestic violence and 8,716 abusers throughout Georgia in 2020, reports the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).