Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law decriminalizing domestic violence. The law has been published on Russia’s official website containing legal information.
The law declares domestic violence an administrative, rather than criminal, offence, provided it is a first-time transgression, TASS reports.
The law amends Article 116 of the Russian Criminal Code by excluding physical assaults on relatives from criminal offences while a person who commits repeated assaults will face criminal charges.
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