The President of the Russian Federation supports the proposal to ban references to the ethnicity of criminals in the media

On December 13, 2012, during a meeting between the president and the Council of Legislators, the speaker of the Moscow City Duma Vladimir Platonov spoke, who asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to support the initiative to legally ban mention in the media of the belonging of detainees, arrested, convicts, victims of a particular nationality or religion. For violation The bill provides for sanctions up to the closure of the media.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he supported the legislative initiative. Putin agreed that " the criminal has no nationality." "What difference does it make what ethnic group a person who broke the law? "- said the president. He added that " it is necessary that the relevant procedures go through. I don't want interfere, but if the law reaches me in the final see, I will support him, of course ."

Sources

• Putin backs proposal to ban nationality of criminals in media // Interfax. 2012. December 13.