Women are victims of crimes in Alagoas.
Data released by the State Secretariat of Social Defense (Seds) reveals that, in the first five months of this year, 1.739 women were victims of crimes in Alagoas; of this total, 34 were murdered with firearms and 10 with bladed weapons.
Alagoas247 - The State Secretariat for Social Defense (Seds) released a report stating that 1.695 women underwent forensic medical examinations at the Legal Medical Institutes (IML) in Maceió and Arapiraca during the first five months of this year. The statistics also reveal that 34 women were murdered with firearms and 10 with bladed weapons, bringing the total to 1.739 victims of crime in Alagoas from January to May.
According to the statistical report on crimes against women, 1.426 women were victims of bodily harm, representing 84,13%; 267 of sexual assault, representing 15,75%; and two for lewd acts, with 0,12%. The numbers indicate a total of 1.695 women victims of violence.
The Department of Social Defense also records the number of examinations performed at the Forensic Medical Institute (IML) that originate from the Women's Police Stations in the capital and the interior. In total, there were 393 (8,45%) procedures for bodily injury and 14 (4,78%) for sexual assault; regarding lewd acts, no examinations were performed. The numbers total 407 procedures originating from the district police stations, representing 8,18%.
The report also accounts for the deaths of 159 women, caused by various reasons; of these, 10 were due to bladed weapons and 34 due to firearms. The remaining cases include traffic accidents – as well as other types of accidents – drowning, electric shock, hanging, poisoning, decomposition, clinical death, falls, burns, in addition to various types of death and cases with no information. The data covers the period from January 1st to May 31st of this year.
Justice
By telephone, the judge in charge of the Domestic and Family Violence Court against Women in the capital, Paulo Zacarias da Silva, stated that 7.352 cases have been in progress since 2008, with investigations originating from the two police stations in the capital. According to the magistrate, half of them relate to criminal proceedings and the other half to protective measures, determined through preliminary injunctions concerning child custody, alimony, visitation rights, restraining orders, and others.
"Unfortunately, we rely on this amount because we depend on expert reports or when the women move. Ideally, another court would also be built. Regarding the increase in the number of cases, the only alternative to curb crime is media coverage and raising awareness among victims, who are more encouraged nowadays," explained the judge.
Between August 7th and 8th, the magistrate will lead the seminar "Confronting Gender Violence - reflections, challenges and experiences in the 8 years of the Maria da Penha Law", which will take place at the Superior School of the Judiciary of Alagoas (Esmal), in Farol.
In addition to celebrating the anniversary of the law, it will be an opportunity for the professional development of legal professionals and other involved professionals, explains Paulo Zacarias. "The law is excellent in theory, but we want it to be excellent in practice as well," he emphasized. Registration, which will be free, will take place from the second half of July, on a date to be announced on the website of the Court of Justice of Alagoas (TJ/AL).
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