"No more than 1000 murders annually": Tatarstan's children's ombudsman will fight the domestic violence law.
According to Irina Volynets, this law is dangerous: it could “undermine the foundations of the institution of the family” or even destroy it entirely, because young people will not want to get married.
Volynets believes that "denunciations" will be fabricated, and if the man is issued a restraining order (prohibiting him from approaching the victim), this will complicate his life and access to property.
The ombudsman also says that the bill's supporters are "manipulating false statistics" and lying about the increasing number of crimes against family members. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, no more than 1000 murders against spouses occur annually.- calmed down Volynets
She believes there are plenty of laws to protect citizens. All that's needed is "to oblige law enforcement agencies to comply with the law."
Russia lacks a law against domestic violence, and years of attempts to pass one have been unsuccessful. In 2017, Putin decriminalized first time domestic violence committed.
Deputies from the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia подготовили Another bill. It proposes that reports of domestic violence or threats must be accepted by the police, even if there are no injuries, and that the complainant must be isolated from the aggressor if they so desire.
For the adoption of a special law on domestic violence were made Almost 90% of Russians surveyed agree. But the law has many opponents in government structures.
In 2020-2021, 71% of women murdered in Russia were killed by a partner or relative, according to data analyzed by the Consortium of Women's Non-Governmental Organizations. And 79% of women who used violence against men explained their actions as an attempt to defend themselves from aggression.
