The prosecutor's office reported the first verdict in Russia for failure to inform; the accused was fined

The prosecutor's office of the Astrakhan region announced the first verdict in Russia under Article 205.6 of the Criminal Code (failure to report a crime), reports . Interfax

Astrakhan resident Ulukbek Gafurov was sentenced to a fine of 70 thousand rubles. According to investigators, he, knowing that his acquaintance was trained in a militant camp and fought in Syria for terrorists, did not inform the security forces about this.

We are talking about a citizen of Kyrgyzstan, Ravshan Akbarov, who in December 2016 was sentenced by the North Caucasus District Military Court to eight years in prison under Article 205.3 of the Criminal Code (training for the purpose of terrorist activities) and Part 2 of Article 208 of the Criminal Code (participation in an illegal armed formation). .

Earlier in January, the directorate of the Investigative Committee for Chechnya reported that a criminal case had been opened against local resident Askhab Khizriev, who did not inform on an acquaintance who was about to leave for Syria.

Article 205.6 of the Criminal Code appeared in mid-2016 after the adoption of bills that became known as the “Yarovaya package”). It implies up to a year in prison for those who did not report an impending crime under articles related to terrorism. This norm does not oblige you to inform on spouses or relatives.