The law on rallies entered into force

On Saturday, a new law on rallies entered into force. The Russian Newspaper published the Federal Law on amendments to the Code of the Russian Federation on administrative offenses and to the Federal Law "On meetings, rallies, demonstrations, processions and pickets". "

On June 5, the law passed the second and third reading in the State Duma, the next day it was approved by the Federation Council. President Vladimir Putin signed the law on Friday.

The law provides for a fine for individuals for a "violation of the procedure for holding a rally" from 10 to 20 thousand rubles, and when causing damage to health or property - up to 300 thousand rubles. The upper boundary of fines for officials is 600 thousand rubles, and for legal - a million rubles.

Deputies from Fair Russia prepare an appeal to the Constitutional Court in connection with a violation of the regulations for the adoption of the law. The Socialist -Revolutionaries, with the support of the Communists, tried to delay the discussion of the bill by introducing hundreds of amendments. In the second reading, after a multi -hour meeting, 239 deputies spoke out for the bill with the necessary minimum of 226 votes, 207 deputies voted against, one abstained. In the third, final reading, the bill was supported by 241 deputy with a necessary minimum of 226 votes. 147 spoke out against the vote. Deputies from Fair Russia left the meeting room in protest. “Be in private with this anti -people law,” the Socialist Revolutionary leader Sergei Mironov told unicorns. When adopting amendments, unicorn voted for missing comrades in the faction.

The Presidential Council for Human Rights sent Putin a negative expert opinion on the law. "We expect that the head of state will take into account the position of our experts on this issue," said the head of the council Mikhail Fedotov. “This bill moves in the opposite direction from what is necessary today in our society,” he added.

The text of the examination is published on the Council website. "The law does not comply with the Constitution in the procedure for its adoption. The law does not comply with the Constitution of the Russian Federation on the content of the requirements available in it (violated by Article 31). The law contradicts the fundamental principles of the Code of Administrative Offenses, the Criminal Code, as well as the labor and civilian code of the Russian Federation," the conclusion said.

June 5. Protest shares of the State Duma. Video Dmitry Zykova: