Members of the State Duma approved the thought of exacerbating penalties for “discrediting” the army, calling for sanctions against Russia, and cooperating with unwelcome global organisations. They besides extended the catalogue of behaviors that qualify individual as ‘foreign agent’ and approved a list of articles on the basis of which the Russians could be judged by chance.
All 3 laws were adopted unanimously at first reading on 2 April. They give the Russian authorities much stronger tools to fight the “insubordinate” Russians.
‘Discrediting’ of the army (Article 280(3) of the Criminal Code) or assisting in the implementation of decisions of global organisations against the interests of Russia (Article 284(3) of the Criminal Code) will be subject to imprisonment until the age of 7 if the ‘criminals’ are committed ‘for mercenary purposes or on request’. If a citizen is motivated by a akin motive, helping to implement the sanctions imposed on Russia, he will be facing imprisonment for 5 years. In all 3 cases, confiscation of property is besides envisaged.
The second draft bill allows for the conduct of oral trials for 20 crimes against citizens who have left Russia. Among them are “criminalities” specified as “discredit” of the army, the dissemination of military “fake news”, “rehabilitation of Nazism” or “destruction of graves and military monuments”. besides those who call for terrorism, extremism, separatistism, mass riots, the launching of aggressive war, sanctions, violations of Russia's territorial integrity and participate in activities or backing of an "unwanted organization", will be able to be tried in absentia.
The 3rd draft law extends the list of criteria to recognise individual as a ‘foreign agent’. According to the document, this position will besides be granted as “help in implementing decisions” of global organisations or abroad government agencies if they are directed “against Russia’s security”. For example, those who search arrest of president Vladimir Putin on the basis of an order issued by the global Criminal Court (ICC) The Hague.
‘Renegades and all renegades’
The fresh law besides recognises those who affect citizens in collecting information of a military or military-technical nature that can be utilized against State security. Another basis for granting this position is the financing of any of these activities.
President of the State Duma Viachesław Wołodin said that the package of laws is directed against those who “cowardly they fled abroad and proceed to harm” Russia. According to him, “they must realize that they will gotta answer for it and will not be able to escape justice.”
On the another hand, Vasily Piskarew, co-author of the draft laws and president of the State Duma Committee on Security, noted that late "deserts and all renegades" have intensified their activities abroad, entering into cooperation with organizations that want to harm Russia. As an example, he gave the ICC and the George Clooney Foundation, which allegedly supply the Russians with a ‘stable origin of income’.
Piskarew besides mentioned the alleged resource centres, which in return "anti-Russian" actions aid Russians who have gone abroad to settle in a fresh place.
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