The Criminal Code has amended the "execution of decisions of foreign bodies"

The State Duma has amended the introduction of a new article in the Criminal Code - "assisting in the execution of decisions of international organizations in which the Russian Federation does not participate, or foreign state bodies." She involves punishment up to five years in prison, -reports OVD-info .

It is not clear from the text of the amendment whether its action will apply, for example, to interaction with the ECHR, where complaints of Russian citizens are still considered. The Russian authorities said they would not execute the decisions of this body.

Amendments are proposed to the bill, which is already adopted in the first reading. They also provide for the tightening of punishment on a number of articles of the Criminal Code, including Gosizmen. The project was published on the portal "Lawmaking".

According to the article on the Stateizer, according to the bill, if amendments are adopted, punishment may be sentenced to life imprisonment. It is also proposed to tighten the possible punishment under an article on sabotage - also to a lifelong opinion with confiscation of property. According to an article on the attack, it is proposed to increase the maximum punishment to 20 years in prison. Punishments are tightened in a number of articles.

As noted by the OVD-Info, the amendments were introduced to the bill, which is under consideration by the Duma since November 2022. The second reading should now pass on April 18. Then, according to the experience of the State Duma, the project can be adopted in the final third reading.

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