They are similar to a Family Violence Bill proposed by nominated MP Kanwaljit Soin in September.

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Chaque partie est construite dans un bois particulier, choisi avec soin et vieilli naturellement.

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" Soin counters that her bill allows the police to refer an offender for counseling in lieu of prosecution: "It's very family-friendly.

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Soin had proposed that if police receive a complaint involving family violence, they could make an arrest without a warrant or a court order.

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Soin's bill would make it an offense to compel a family member to engage in sex, which is not included in the Women's Charter.

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The pony-tailed, yoga-loving Mr Soin reminds one of senior officials in East Germany's Communist youth movement, the FDJ: he is friendly, glib, slightly sinister.

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Soin's bill was resoundingly defeated, receiving only a handful of votes.

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Anne Lim Eng Seng, director of family support within the Ministry of Community Development (MCD), says that the ministry drafted its amendments before Soin presented her bill.

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Mr Soin and General Antufeyev don't show it.

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The same resolute tune comes from his sidekick, Dmitri Soin, who runs the splendidly named Che Guevara School of Political Leadership a youth movement that aims to funnel Transdniestria's young people into constructive activities such as NATO-baiting.

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