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		</div><p>The Russian parliament has passed the second reading of a controversial Bill to decriminalise some forms of domestic violence.</p>
<p>The State Duma voted 385-2-1 to eliminate criminal liability for battery on family members that does not cause bodily harm.</p>
<p>The Bill that makes battery on a family member punishable by a fine or a 15-day day arrest has yet to be approved in the third reading.</p>
<p>From the Duma, it would proceed to the upper house, largely a rubber-stamp body, and then to President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s desk.</p>
<p>The Bill stems from a Supreme Court ruling to decriminalise battery that does not inflict bodily harm, but to retain criminal charges for those accused of battery against family members.</p>
<p>Conservative activists objected, arguing it was a threat to parents who might spank their children.<br />
Activists picketed the Duma on Wednesday morning to oppose the Bill, which has caused controversy and attracted more than 200,000 signatures online against it.</p>
<p>Olga Batalina, one of the Bill&#8217;s co-authors, rejected suggestions that it would sow impunity for those who beat up their families.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Criminal Code still carries criminal responsibility for battery, but now it will be applicable only for repeat offenders,&#8221; she told state television.</p>
<p>All those &#8220;who terrorise their family members, who do it repeatedly &#8230; will face criminal responsibility&#8221;.<br />
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov would not comment on the Bill.</p>
<p>A survey this month by state-run pollster VTsIOM showed that 19% of Russians said &#8220;it can be acceptable&#8221; to hit one&#8217;s wife, husband or child &#8220;in certain circumstances&#8221;.</p>
<p>The nationwide poll by phone of 1,800 people was held from January 13-15. The survey had a margin of error of 2.5 percentage points.</p>
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