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MRF deputies present their proposals to parliament.
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MRF proposes amendments to the Penal Code to remove the requirement for systematic prosecution of domestic abusers
Plamen Bonev, 61, from the Ruse village of Mogilino, will spend the rest of his life in prison for the brutal murder of his wife, Sylvia. This was decided by the District Court in Ruse. He is accused of the heinous crime he committed with extreme cruelty in the context of domestic violence.
Plamen regularly abused his wife and always found a reason for it. Despite systematic harassment, she did not complain to anyone and did not report her husband to the police. She was afraid that if he did, Plamen would direct the aggression at their two children.
On June 12, Plamen Bonev got drunk in the morning. He cursed, insulted and hit Sylvia. He sent her to plant tomatoes. He checked how it worked and didn’t like the way she tied the seedlings. He grabbed the hoe, turned it over with the handle, and began beating his wife. He struck her all over her body. He then calmed down and continued to drink alcohol. An hour and a half later it exploded again. This time he accused her of cheating on him and started beating her again. Then he left her lying in bed and went to the store to shop. He returned at 5.30 pm. He tried to wake Sylvia, but she was already dead. He called the police. He explained that he had returned from the store and found her dead. He had to wait for him to sober up to give meaningful explanations. However, the investigation showed that his wife was beaten to death. He later admitted.
In addition to serving a life sentence, Plamen Bonev was sentenced to pay each of his two daughters BGN 130,000 in compensation for non-pecuniary damage from their mother’s death.
Due to this and many other cases in recent years, the MRF has proposed changes to the Penal Code, lawmakers in parliament said on Thursday. Hamid Hamid recalled that two years ago the ombudsman asked the government to propose that the systemic requirement for domestic violence be dropped. Currently, three police registrations are required before tougher measures against people who beat their wives, and in many cases the reaction is too late because of serious injuries and even death at the first attack. Between the first and second readings of the bill, the MRF pledged to submit proposals for heavier penalties in cases of domestic violence.
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