Within 24 hours, 11 cases of domestic violence have been reported, for which the North Macedonian Police have managed to arrest four people, while two others have been invited for an informational interview, reports Portalb.mk.
"Four perpetrators have been deprived of their liberty and two have been invited for an official interview, out of a total of 11 cases reported for domestic violence. Measures are being taken to clarify the cases and after their full documentation, appropriate charges will be filed against the perpetrators," the Police reported.
At midnight, a 39-year-old man under the influence of alcohol was arrested in Demir Kapi, after threatening his 57-year-old parent.
A 44-year-old man was arrested in Kumanovo after he had been physically abusing his wife for a long time. Another person was arrested in Gostivar after he had previously physically attacked his 44-year-old sister. Police also arrested a 29-year-old man from Chairi for physical violence against his wife.
Meanwhile, other cases were reported to the Police, such as a 38-year-old man threatening his wife, with whom he was in divorce proceedings, on social networks. In Tetovo, a 31-year-old man was attacked in a car by his 35-year-old wife. A 29-year-old woman in Skopje reported her husband for domestic violence.
A 75-year-old man in Gostivar was reported by a relative after being physically attacked, a similar situation occurred in Gostivar with a 65-year-old man. Meanwhile, in Skopje, a 29-year-old man was reported by a family member for threats.
North Macedonian police have conducted an informational interview with the 47-year-old, after his ex-wife reported him under suspicion that he had been following and recording the latter on his phone.
On March 11, five people were arrested in North Macedonia for domestic violence.
In North Macedonia, eight laws are planned to be amended within the framework of the National Coordinating Body for the Implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence. The Committee held an extraordinary session for this purpose on March 10.
The tragedy in Karposh happened on March 2, when mother Ivana and her six-year-old daughter Katja They lost their lives after falling from the sixth floor balcony of the building where they lived.
Minister of Internal Affairs Pançe Toshkovski The next day, he stated at a press conference that the police had been at the scene about two hours before the tragedy, after a complaint about an argument had been received at 12:05. The police had arrived at 12:19 and had spoken to the woman, who had then signed a statement that there had been no physical contact between her and her husband and that she did not want the procedure to be initiated.
According to Toshkovski, the police also have a video recording from the same day, which shows the suspect hitting the victim. He informed that the suspect had previously been reported for domestic violence and had a criminal history with ten criminal charges for violence, theft and drug trafficking.
After the tragedy, neighbors and relatives of the deceased publicly stated that domestic violence had been reported for years, but institutions had not reacted appropriately. The victim's brother wrote on social media that "after years of reporting domestic violence, physical and psychological violence against both, threats, denunciations and an attempted murder in the middle of a state institution, I lost my niece and sister," accusing the system of failing to protect them.
Despite the changes in Criminal Code in January of this year, according to which the Ministry of Internal Affairs must act on reports of domestic violence even when the victim does not initiate proceedings, the police, according to critics, are not implementing these innovations.
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