In the Rivne region police warn of increased responsibility for domestic violence
For a long time the most common punishment for domestic violence was fine. It is clear from this punishment suffered mostly not the offender and his family because of the family budget paid fines. Therefore, practicalteak shows victims of domestic violence did not want to declare the offender to the police. On March 5, 2015 The Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offences to resolve the question of responsibility for violence in the family." According to the requirements, enhanced responsibility for the commission of difficultytion in the family. Now the person who committed family violence can not be held fine and will be punished by community service or administrative detention. However, the legislation provides for the possibility to use about a person who evades appearance to the police or the court. Therefore, the law excludes from the article 173-2 of the Code of UkraineAdministrative Offences penalty of a fine and correctional labor. This left a sentence of community service or administrative arrest for domestic violence. For domestic violence, as well as for non-performance protective order person about whom it is imposed, no correctional programperson who committed domestic violence, the court may appoint the following penalties: community service for a period of thirty to forty hours or administrative arrest for up to seven days. Impress a person has committed the same violations for the second time, the wine will have to work to the state from forty to sixty hours or prUchi administrative arrest for up to fifteen days. Tatiana Chubyk, Rokytnivskyi District PoliceSource: http://artlife.rv.ua/