The French Government announced this Monday the launch of a pilot project so that the State assumes the cost of tests that allow detecting possible cases of chemical submission. This type of crime is especially topical in France due to the trial against Dominique Pelicot and more than fifty men for the abuse perpetrated over a decade on his wife, Gisèle Pelicot.
This Monday the Prosecutor’s Office has requested 20 years in prison against Pelicot. This is the maximum penalty contemplated by the French Penal Code for these crimes.
The trial, which has lasted more than two months, is called to score “a before and after” in social consciousness, in the words of the French Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, who has taken advantage of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women to launch the new initiative.
With this action, the Executive wants to “experiment” with a new program so that chemical submission detection tests are “accessible and reimbursable.” This project will start in several departmentswith a view to “improving care for possible victims,” explained Barnier, according to the BFM TV channel.
The French College of Physicians had already requested the generalization of these tests, that can reach a thousand euros. Currently, Social Security only takes care of the costs if there is a complaint involved, so experts believe the fact that the State assumes the cost more easily can make potential victims act and do so sooner.
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