Russia Proposes Harsher Penalties for Incitement to Unrest
New toughening measures: a bill aimed at 'strengthening state security' has been submitted to the State Duma. The bill proposes harsher penalties for public calls to terrorism and mass disorder, as well as for violence against representatives of authority.
Consensus
- A draft law was introduced in the State Duma to increase penalties for incitement to mass disturbances and terrorism.
- The proposed law includes increasing the maximum prison sentence for incitement to mass disturbances from two to four years.
- If such incitement is carried out via the internet or mass media, the maximum sentence could reach six years.
- The maximum fine for violence against officials is proposed to increase from 200,000 to 500,000 rubles.
- The draft law also proposes extending the duration of disqualification from certain positions or activities for public incitement to terrorism or its justification, from five to six years.
- The initiative was introduced by Vasiliy Piskarev, head of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption.
- The draft law has received positive reviews from the Supreme Court and the Russian government.
- The draft law is framed as a measure to strengthen state security and protect citizens.
Points of divergence
- The government submitted a separate draft law on October 1, immediately after the federal budget proposal, which increases administrative fines for offenses such as non-compliance with police demands, production and distribution of extremist materials, smoking, and petty hooliganism. — tg_faridaily24
- The proposed increase in administrative fines is expected to generate approximately 5.3 billion rubles annually, with 3.1 billion going to the federal budget and 2.2 billion to regional budgets. — tg_faridaily24
- The draft law includes provisions for up to 10 years of imprisonment for violence against officials, which is not mentioned in other sources. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- The draft law on administrative fines was submitted by the government on October 1, while the criminal law draft was introduced on October 20. — tg_faridaily24
- The government supported the draft law on October 12. — vm
Coverage (12 sources)
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