A parade of complaints of domestic violence go through the offices of the Prosecutor of Family in our country.
So many that prosecutors do not even have the time to undertake the steps at the right time , then, when they finish serving a whistleblower, one is coming next .
The number of cases of domestic violence in Panama has not stopped ; complaints have increased more than 20 % when compared with figures for the years 2013 , 2014 and 2015 closing .
According to the Public Ministry ( MP) , 2014 closed with 17 thousand 312 complaints of domestic violence, while in 2015 was 20 thousand 516 .
This year cases
The arrival of 2016 has not escaped the increase in complaints.
For example, so far in 2016, in San Miguelito they have received 226 files; in Panama Oeste, 629; Darien, 19; Columbus and go 174 records as the first prosecutor of Columbus family, Antonio Pinel, who also explained that during the days of Carnival labored received 39 complaints of domestic violence.
The reasons and assumptions of this unfortunate situation are multiple and occur mostly in families regardless of social class, in which conflicts, abuse or lack of affection and communication prevail.
This concern was addressed by family tax Panama, San Miguelito, Panama West, Darien and Colon, who viewed it as a symptom of the current situation of Panamanian families.
In fact, they stressed that our country has rates of family breakdown of 80%; ie 100 marriages celebrated, 80 end in divorce.
However, prosecutors suggest that the complaints began to increase, following the release of Act 82 of 24 October 2013, adopting preventive measures against violence on women and law against femicide. Furthermore, in addition to this, the macho culture in society.
What is striking about these allegations of domestic violence or child abuse, which is punishable by two to six years, is that nationally, 80% of cases end in advance, ie, cases do not continue their course.
The prosecutor first family of Panama , Andrés Ayu Prado said that often the victim is about to express not want to proceed with the case because he was reconciled with his partner, child or family , because he has a new job that prevents you ask permission constant , because the address of the victim has not been located, or because some do not appear to the summons .
For fiscal Ayu Prado, what is most striking in these cases is commonly treated the breakdown of the family, which follows, and a better future for the country is not seen whether these attitudes do not improve.
The same is said fiscal second family of Panama , Miguel Herrera , who said that the most worrying thing is that society is not understanding that should change the concept of masculinity .
" While we are there marked by a man culture , it is very difficult to go declining statistics ," he said .
"Effort"
Ayu Prado said prosecutors are working very hard , as the staff remains even after their working hours.
" When people will come up and are willing and will show you attend them , make them research, we respond , but it is a very strong effort," he added.
He said that every member of a family that has been attacked , you have to give a serious connotation that situation not tolerate it and file a complaint .
Prosecutors admitted missing details in the statistics provided , therefore , they will work this year in a specific report.
