China News Service, Guangzhou, July 29 (Cai Minjie, Zeng Guimin) The 22nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th People’s Congress of Guangdong Province unanimously voted on the 29th to pass the “Guangdong Province’s Measures for the Implementation of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law of the People’s Republic of China”. The Measures will be implemented on October 1 this year.
The above-mentioned "Measures" refine the definition of domestic violence, clarify that the violations committed through the Internet are also domestic violence; improve the mandatory reporting system, and include persons who cannot report the crime due to old age, disability, serious illness, coercion, intimidation, etc., into the protection objects; Enriching personal safety protection order measures, you can apply for multiple protection measures, and the courts will make multiple protections in batches; create and expand the protection targets, and make it clear that minors who witness domestic violence are victims of domestic violence.
Li Mingshun, a professor at China Women's University, commented that the "Measures" highlights the public authority's responsibility for moderate intervention in domestic violence and emphasizes that the prevention and treatment of domestic violence must adhere to the victim's standard, and give priority to victim assistance.
According to reports, the "Measures" innovated related work systems and measures. Among them, the separate expressions of domestic violence behaviors clearly defined "frozen starvation", "confinement", "stalking", "harassment", "defamation" and "spreading privacy" as domestic violence. It is clear that the violations committed through the Internet and other means are also domestic violence.
The Measures strengthen the protection of minors, and it is clear that minors who witness domestic violence are victims of domestic violence.
The "Measures" stipulates that any unit or individual has the right to discourage ongoing domestic violence, and if the victim is facing a personal safety threat, it should promptly report the case to the public security organ; it will be subject to coercion, threats, etc. due to old age, disability, serious illness, etc. Those who cannot report the case are included in the protection object.
The "Measures" clearly require the public security organs to include domestic violence police information in the scope of the "110" police handling work. If a crime is suspected, a case should be filed for investigation in accordance with the law.
In addition, the "Measures" also improve the family investigation system and the lawyer's investigation and evidence collection system, and promote the resolution of difficult evidence. Enriching the personal safety protection order measures, you can apply for multiple protection measures, and the courts will make multiple batches; special chapters provide for the rescue of victims of domestic violence, and temporary shelters must protect the privacy of the victims. (Finish)