The EP came up with a punishment for Poklonskaya for voting against pension reform, but did not consider him "reprisal"

State Duma deputy Natalya Poklonskaya, who voted against pension reform on July 19, now risks losing the post of Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Security and Combating Corruption. Such a measure is threatened with colleagues in the United Russia faction.

"Our position has not changed: we will discuss at a meeting of the faction and prepare a decision to release it from the post of deputy chairman of the Committee on Security and Countering Corruption," a source in the leadership of the faction on September 11 told Interfax .

The interlocutor of the agency explained that the final decision has not yet been made. “There are concerns that Natalya Vladimirovna will interpret this decision, if it is made, as a kind of“ reprisal ”with her - since she allegedly actively fights corruption and interferes with someone. This is, of course, not so. But we see that the prerequisites for explaining the situation are already there,” the source explained.

Poklonskaya holds one more position - the head of the Commission on the control of the reliability of information on income and property provided by the State Duma deputies. The question of the removal of Poklonskaya and is still being discussed from it.

At the end of July, the leader of the Duma United Russia, Sergei Neverov, suggested that Natalya Poklonskaya should "make a decision" on the exit from the faction if her position does not coincide with his position and the position of the "team". She refused . “I was entrusted with the work site, the voters chose me, the leadership entrusted me with the work that I do today according to my conscience, so not,” said Poklonskaya.

On July 19, the State Duma adopted in the first reading a government bill on pension reform , including an increase in retirement age. Poklonskaya the only one of the parliamentary majority spoke out "against" when voting for the bill. The remaining United Russia - 328 deputies - were for, eight members of the faction of participation in the vote did not take.

The United Russia faction on the same day stated that they intend to figure out why Poklonskaya voted against, despite the decision of United Russia on consolidated support for the document. It was also reported that the issue of Poklonskaya’s responsibility will be considered when the deputies gather after the holidays for the autumn session. On Tuesday, September 11, the session opened.