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Fri, 07/01/2011 - 11:47
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Police allowed to intervene in serious domestic violence
SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- Police said Friday that they will soon be legally allowed to intervene in domestic violence and take emergency measures, like a forcible separation of a couple engaged in a serious physical fight.
The National Police Agency (NPA) said that a package of police-related bills approved by parliament earlier this week and set to take effect in three months will allow police officers to take various emergency measures to end "serious" domestic violence.
If there are still concerns about the recurrence of domestic violence despite the emergency measures, police officers can separate the man and wife or issue a "no contact" order for them arbitrarily or at the request of one of the concerned parties.
The bill aims to make the law enforcement agency deal with family violence in an effective fashion before the situation gets worse, NPA officials said. Police have so far been lacking in effective legal grounds to actively intervene in domestic violence cases.
Meanwhile, another law that was also approved by the National Assembly this week allows police to obtain location information on missing children from mobile phone service operators, they said.
Police have so far only been able to get such information from other government agencies such as the Korean Coast Guard and the National Emergency Management Agency.
The National Police Agency (NPA) said that a package of police-related bills approved by parliament earlier this week and set to take effect in three months will allow police officers to take various emergency measures to end "serious" domestic violence.
If there are still concerns about the recurrence of domestic violence despite the emergency measures, police officers can separate the man and wife or issue a "no contact" order for them arbitrarily or at the request of one of the concerned parties.
The bill aims to make the law enforcement agency deal with family violence in an effective fashion before the situation gets worse, NPA officials said. Police have so far been lacking in effective legal grounds to actively intervene in domestic violence cases.
Meanwhile, another law that was also approved by the National Assembly this week allows police to obtain location information on missing children from mobile phone service operators, they said.
Police have so far only been able to get such information from other government agencies such as the Korean Coast Guard and the National Emergency Management Agency.
