Zoe Konstantopoulou referred to the intervention of the Supreme Courtroom within the case of Apostolos Lytras, characteristically saying that she “hypocritically intervened”.
“There’s an appalling hypocrisy round gender-based violence and abuse. A case is illuminated the place the perpetrator and the sufferer are two legal professionals. What we’re saying is that any lady can grow to be a sufferer of abuse. What occurred on this case with the management of the Supreme Courtroom falling from the clouds as a result of the perpetrator was reported free. The Supreme Courtroom hypocritically intervened. Among the adjustments within the Legal Code have been additionally talked about by us and the representatives of organizations additionally pointed them out,” he advised “Society Ora Mega”.
However he additionally referred to the time period femicide.
“I don’t know of the restrictive measures, however when there’s a contact in search of regime, it’s a situation of insecurity for the sufferer. I’m ready for Mr. Mitsotakis to come back to Parliament to reply why he doesn’t settle for the impartial criminalization of femicide and makes Mr. Voridis say that the impartial criminalization of femicide is legal populism. Femicide is homicide with an extra characteristic. When her life is taken as a result of she is a lady by somebody who has energy over her. This phenomenon is on the rise,” he stated.
“The message the federal government sends is that it is alright to kill your spouse”
Zoi Konstantopoulou emphasised that there’s an underestimation of the phenomenon.
“Mr. Dimitris Vartzopoulos has come to say that it’s a matter of DNA that males kill. And he’s within the authorities. The message the federal government is sending is that it’s alright to kill your spouse. This case exhibits that we’ve got an incomplete authorized framework. I’m in favor of fixing and specifying the authorized framework, however I’m not in any respect in favor of activating procedures for the retreat of the rule of regulation. When Mr. Floridis says that one of many measures is to learn the sufferer’s assertion, that is one thing very severe for the rule of regulation,” he stated.
In response to a query about what’s the reason behind the rise in home violence, he characteristically answered:
“We now have Mr. Chrysochoidis as Minister of Citizen Safety once more, whereas he has carried out issues the best way he has carried out them, that is why. It’s apparent that he has not carried out his duties all this time in a method that ensures correct functioning of the gender violence police,” he stated.
He added: “I’ve heard many occasions that girls’s statements are handled as disturbing. Anti-crime coverage is addressed by analyzing the phenomenon and taking measures. Thus, you encourage repetition. The purpose is to provide a message of dedication from the federal government. Mr. Chrysochoidis, as an alternative of sending the police to make use of violence in opposition to the scholars, ought to deal with prevention, schooling and the safety of the victims.”
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