The Minister of Justice, Nicole Belloubet, committed Wednesday to implement "early 2020" the anti-approximation bracelet in the fight against domestic violence, a device that has been proven in Spain but never tested in France. "Before the end of the year, we are able to really have a device," said the minister on LCI, before stating "the goal is early 2020".
"We will find the budget, it is a priority"
The "anti-approximation bracelet" (BAR) makes it possible to keep the spouses and ex-violent partners at a distance by triggering a signal. It is among the series of measures announced Tuesday at the opening of the "Grenelle against domestic violence" to last until November 25. Used in several European countries including Spain, where the figures of the murders of women have fallen significantly for 10 years, it is provided by law in France since February 2017. But it has never been tested, despite the repeated requests from the jurisdiction of Pontoise (Val-d'Oise) for an experiment.
The implementation of the device would require a budget of "probably 5 to 6 million to provide all those who need it," said Wednesday the minister. "We will find the budget, it is a priority," she said.
Currently, the wearing of the electronic bracelet can only be applied to convicted persons. A text to expand its application has been "tabled in Parliament" and will "be voted as soon as possible," said Belloubet.
The new device is designed to "be able to be pronounced, in criminal, both post-sententially and pre-sententially, including in the context of preliminary investigations or flagrance, by a JLD (judge freedoms and detention ", explained in July the spokesman of the ministry Youssef Badr.
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