Is it necessary to increase fines for those convicted under Art. 282? FEOR opinion
On February 14, 2012, the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia signed a resolution of the Fifth Congress, which, among other things, proposed increasing the amount of punishment for those convicted under Art. 282 (inciting hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity). “ Large fines will be especially painful for individuals who promote xenophobia using the media, including electronic ones, and publishers of xenophobic literature ,” the resolution says.