Misuse of Anti-Extremism in January 2015
The following is our review of the primaryand most representative events in the misuse of Russia’s anti-extremist legislationin January 2015. Creation of Regulatory Acts In mid-January, a draft bill, prepared bydeputies of the Parliament of theChechen Republic, which envisages increased penalties for crimes related to terrorism, was introduced in the State Duma. The bill establishes tougher criminal liability under the Criminal CodeArticles 205, 205.1, 205.2, 205.3, 205.4,205.5 and 206.