The State Duma adopted a law on punishment for discrediting the RF Armed Forces | News from Germany about Russia | DW

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Deputies of the State Duma of Russia on Friday, March 4, adopted amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in three readings at once, increasing responsibility for disseminating the actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which the authorities consider to be fake, as well as for public calls for the imposition of sanctions against Russia. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Parliament.

As noted in the message, “public dissemination under the guise of reliable reports of knowingly false information containing data on the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation” will be punished by a fine of 700 thousand to 1.5 million rubles. In addition, imprisonment for up to three years is possible. years In some cases, the term of imprisonment can be up to 15 years.

According to the Interfax news agency, the State Duma voted unanimously on the law: 401 in favor, with no votes against and no abstentions. “The bill will be promptly sent to the Federation Council,” said State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, explaining that it could come into force as early as March 5.

Punishment for calls for sanctions

It is also legislatively fixed that calls for the imposition of sanctions against the Russian Federation will be punished by a fine of up to 500 thousand rubles, or imprisonment for up to three years with a fine of up to 200 thousand rubles.

Russia’s war against Ukraine

On the night of February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an invasion of Ukraine, calling it a “special military operation in the Donbass” in order to protect people who “are being subjected to genocide.” Putin’s genocide claims have previously been refuted by the EU and the UN. The West accused him of lying.

Settlements in many regions of the neighboring country are shelled daily. Russian troops do not leave attempts to capture a number of large cities. At the same time, the Russian authorities claim that they strike “only at military facilities and exclusively with high-precision weapons.” There is abundant evidence on social networks to the contrary: videos of shelling of residential areas of Ukrainian cities.

Roskomnadzor demanded that Russian media outlets use information and data “only from official Russian sources” when covering hostilities in Ukraine, threatening them with a fine under an administrative article on abuse of freedom of the mass media. In addition, the Russian authorities forbid the media to call the fighting in Ukraine a war, insisting on using the term “special operation”. In recent days, a decision has been made in Russia to liquidate the Ekho Moskvy radio station, the Dozhd TV company announced a temporary cessation of work, and the websites of Russian and foreign media, including DW, Meduza, Radio Liberty, and the BBC, were blocked. In addition, Roskomnadzor threatened to block Wikipedia.

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