RIGHT TO SECURITY: PERSONAL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES

The protection and safety of victims can be safeguarded by applying precautionary measures to the suspect or accused person.
The precautionary measure is a restriction on the freedom of the suspected or accused person, which can be applied during the criminal proceedings if there is a danger of escape, the danger of tampering with the evidence of the crime, or the danger of repeating the crime.

There are several precautionary measures such as:

• the prohibition of expatriation for the suspect or accused person;
• the suspension of the suspect or accused person from exercising certain professions;
• the obligation imposed on the suspect or accused person to report periodically to the police;
• the removal imposed on the suspect or accused person from the family home, or from places frequented by the victim;
• the prohibition imposed on the suspect or accused person to approach the places frequented by the victim;
• the prohibition or obligation imposed on the suspect or accused person to reside in a specific territory;
• the arrest of the suspected or accused person at his home;
• the arrest of the suspected or accused person in prison or in a health resort.

In the event of stalking, domestic violence and bullying, the victim can ask and obtain a warning against the perpetrator from the local questore.

The victim must be informed in case of revocation or replacement of the precautionary measures for the filing of a memory and should be heard, when the Judge deems it necessary.