Bastrykin proposed lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 12…
Bastrykin proposed lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 12 years. Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee, advocates for reducing the age of criminal responsibility to 12 years.
Consensus
- Alexander Bastykin proposed lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 12 years at the St. Petersburg Legal Forum.
- Bastykin stated that modern teenagers commit crimes at a young age but are not held criminally responsible.
- The forum discussed strengthening state control and restoring Soviet-era youth organizations.
- Bastykin criticized the current 'Movement of the First' and proposed reinstating the Octoberists, Pioneers, and Komsomol.
- There was discussion about increasing penalties for drug trafficking among minors.
Points of divergence
- Bastykin claimed that the number of teenagers committing terrorist crimes increased threefold in 2025. — novaya_eu
- Bastykin suggested replacing female directors with men who have experience in the special military operation to lead educational institutions. — novaya_eu
- Bastykin read a poem expressing a desire to return to the Soviet Union. — novaya_eu
- Bastykin mentioned that students attacked schools six times in 2025 and eight times since the beginning of 2026. — meduza
- Leonid Slutsky proposed criminalizing acts against minors' sexual integrity at age 12 in December 2025. — meduza
- Alexei Zinchuk proposed criminalizing serious crimes at age 13 in January 2026. — meduza
- Bastykin proposed lowering the age for drug trafficking charges from 16 to 14 in 2025. — meduza
Coverage (2 sources)
- Bastrykin proposes lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 12 years. Last time such a threshold was introduced under Stalin. What else will be remembered from the St. Petersburg Legal Forum. Key quotes — Новая газета Европа
- Bastrykin regrets that Russia cannot imprison people from age 12 — Meduza
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