Russia proposes 6-year jail for online incitement to riots
A bill has been submitted to the State Duma that will tighten criminal liability for incitement to mass riots.
Consensus
- A draft law has been introduced to the State Duma to increase penalties for incitement to mass disturbances.
- The proposed law includes harsher penalties for incitement to riots via the internet or mass media.
- The maximum penalty for incitement to riots through internet or media would be six years in prison.
- The draft law has received positive reviews from the Government of Russia and the Supreme Court.
- The author of the bill is Vasiliy Piskarev, head of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption.
Points of divergence
- The draft law proposes to increase the maximum penalty for incitement to riots from two to four years under Article 212, Part 3 of the Criminal Code. — meduza
- The draft law includes provisions to increase penalties for public justification of terrorism or propaganda of terrorism via internet or media, with a maximum penalty of six years in disqualification from holding certain positions or engaging in certain activities under Article 205.2, Part 2 of the Criminal Code. — interfax
- The draft law proposes increasing fines for violence against officials up to 500,000 rubles under Article 318, Part 1 of the Criminal Code. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- In the Duma, a proposal was made to triple the sentence for 'calls to riots' online. To make 'relocants and foreign agents' provoke Russians less — Meduza
- In the Duma, proposals to strengthen liability for incitement to mass riots — Интерфакс