The first anti-reconciliation bracelet, intended to protect victims of domestic violence by keeping at bay the person likely to take action, was placed this Wednesday in Pontoise (Val-d'Oise).
A man questioned by his concubine for having committed violence against him in Gonesse becomes the first person in France to wear this innovative device, indicates this Wednesday the prosecutor of Pontoise, Eric Corbaux.
Brought before the Pontoise court on Tuesday, this 27-year-old man was indicted by an investigating judge on Wednesday and was placed under judicial supervision with the obligation to wear the bracelet.
If he dared to come into contact with the victim, a young woman of 21, whose psychological repercussions were taken into account, an alarm would sound immediately if he crossed a first perimeter.
He would then be contacted to turn back.
And if he had to get even closer and cross a second predefined perimeter, the intervention of the police would be automatically triggered.
Permanently geolocated
The bracelet was fitted by the probation and integration service (Spip) of Val-d'Oise.
The indicted, who also has a job and accommodation far from the scene of the facts, says prosecutor, is now permanently geolocated.
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At the same time, the alert system, a telephone that allows the victim to be in contact with an operator, through which he or she could be informed or on his side give the alert, was handed over that same day to the young woman by a prosecutor.
On Wednesday evening, the Pontoise prosecutor indicated that a second placement under bracelet had been ordered this Wednesday by the judge of freedoms of Pontoise, following the removal of an individual implicated for violence against his concubine.
These causing him two days of incapacity.
The alleged perpetrator has been placed under judicial supervision pending trial in March.
Le Val-d'Oise, a pilot jurisdiction
This device was officially presented on September 24 by Eric Dupond-Moretti, the Minister of Justice, at the Pontoise judicial court.
One of the leading jurisdictions in this area, and has been involved for many years in the fight against violence against women.
The Pontoise court thus promoted the “great danger” telephone, a teleprotection device offered to victims allowing them to give the alert if necessary.
He also emphasized the development of protection orders, which on the civil level allow the violent spouse to be removed.
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"It is a marvelous instrument of which we can be very proud, a fundamental step forward for the protection of victims," the Minister of Justice said at the end of September.
It ensures real prevention of domestic violence, which is a shame for our country.
»In 2019, there were 146 feminicides, 121 in 2018.
"Avoid recurrence"
1,000 bracelets are now available in five pilot jurisdictions including Pontoise and Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis) in Ile-de-France, before being generalized.
The system must be operational throughout the territory at the end of the year.
A total of 7.4 million euros will be spent on this each year.
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"Violence against women, by its gravity and extent, must be the subject of special attention by the judicial institution", underline Eric Corbaux, the prosecutor of Pontoise, and Gwénola Joly-Coz, the former president of the court, as a preamble to the document detailing the jurisdiction's policy on domestic violence.
“The Pontoise court has decided to think about its action as a whole, both at the prosecution and at the headquarters, in criminal and civil matters.
He wanted to rely on knowledge, training and research.
The objective is twofold: the protection of victims, women and children, the support of perpetrators, in order to avoid recidivism ”, continue the magistrates.