The sentencing of stalkers should be easier

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The sentencing of stalkers should be easier

Telephone terror, threats, and persecutions of stalkers to their Victims to make life a living hell. But you are sentenced to be rare. That should change with the new draft law of the government.

Although there are each year, thousands of suspects in Stalking cases, but only a few hundred convictions. So far Stalker can be sentenced only if their re-enactments have led the victim to change his lifestyle, and, for example, moves or job changes. In the future, is punishable, anyone who preys on other people in a way that affected his life severely.

The victim no longer has to change his life

The Cabinet brought about a change in the law. The design from the house of Federal Minister of justice Heiko Maas (SPD) provides that deeds must be in the future, only “lens” suitable to lead the victim of a serious impairment.

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“Stalking can destroy lives,” said Maas. “It means a severe, often year-long exposure.” Stalking should not be so in the future, even punishable if the victim will succumb to the pressure. The offender needs to change his life, not the victim. “It may not be that you have to move, for example, so that a Stalker is liable to prosecution,” said the Minister.

Violations of out-of-court agreements is a punishable offence

In the future, not more, it should also be possible, that the public Prosecutor may set a Stalking-procedures with regard to the private appeal. In the case of a Private prosecution the victim must make an effort to a method and bears the full cost of risk, also for the expenses of the defendant.

More violations of out-of-court agreements for the protection against Violence should be a punishable offense. So far, only applies to judicial decisions. It is usually about about a violent man is no longer permitted to approach the apartment of his Ex-wife.

The punishment will not change: Stalking should continue to be punished with up to three years in prison. Stalking the speech is, if someone, for example, of an Ex-Partner or a stranger, or him with phone calls, terrorizing or stalking. Mostly women are the victims. Stalking is since 2007 a criminal offence.

chr/fab (dpa, epd)