The government will deploy as many anti-reconciliation bracelets and “
serious danger phones
” as necessary to protect women from the violence of their ex-spouses, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Friday (September 3rd).
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"
There is no problem of means
" to finance this equipment, underlined the head of government during a trip to Saint-Lô on the occasion of the second anniversary of the launch of the Grenelle against domestic violence. A thousand anti-reconciliation bracelets, imposed by justice on violent men to force them to stay away from their victim, are available to magistrates and 245 are "
active
", specified Jean Castex, but "
we will buy as many as necessary,
”he insisted.
Likewise, 2,310 “
serious danger telephones
”, which allow women to call emergency services and be geolocated, have been deployed, of which 1,652 are “
active
”.
The objective of 3,000 telephones deployed by November will be met, and "
if the needs continue to increase at the end of November, we will make as many as necessary available to the courts
", the head of government further underlined.
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"75% of the measures have already been carried out": Jean Castex takes stock of the Grenelle on domestic violence
Accompanied by three of his ministers, Éric Dupond-Moretti (Justice), Élisabeth Moreno (Equality between women and men) and Marlène Schiappa (Citizenship), Jean Castex came to Manche to ensure the correct application in the field of the 46 measures decided at the end of the Grenelle.
The ministers visited a “
shelter and social reintegration center
” for women victims of violence, in Saint-Lô, where Jean Castex spoke in private with two of the residents.
"
Improve the detection of weak signals
"
Women victims of this "
scourge
" should not have to wait for "
the 2nd, 3rd or 4th episode of violence
" to be sheltered, insisted Jean Castex, who signed a circular aimed at improving coordination and exchange of information between police officers, magistrates, associations ... "
It is enough that there is a link in the chain which does not play its role for the consequences to be dramatic
", he argued. To "
improve the detection of weak signals
", the government has planned to create a file of perpetrators of domestic violence, but the creation of this new tool is behind schedule, he admitted.
The compliance of the project with the law "
Informatique et Libertés
" must be verified, "
and it takes time, a little too much for my taste, since we are told that it will take 18 months
", regretted Jean Castex, who "
would be happy
”if“
we could accelerate these deadlines
”.
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Since the beginning of the year, 76 women have been killed by their spouse or ex-spouse, according to the Prime Minister.
Last year, the death toll reached 102 victims, after 146 in 2019.
