Important! Amendments have been made to the Criminal Code and the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation on liability for discrediting participants in the SVO

CrimeaPRESS reports:

State Duma deputies submitted for consideration amendments on criminal liability for discrediting all participants in a special military operation (SVO), including volunteer units. The punishment can be up to 15 years in prison.

Any public dissemination of deliberately false information, as well as public actions aimed at discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, volunteer formations, organizations and persons that assist in the fulfillment of the tasks assigned to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, are unacceptable— said the Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin.

The punishment for violators, according to the speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament, is strict: fines up to 5 million rubles or in the amount of wages or other income of the convicted person for a period of up to five years, or correctional or forced labor up to five years, or imprisonment for up to 15 years.

The second reading is on Thursday, March 2. In case of support, the third, final reading is on Tuesday, March 14— said Vyacheslav Volodin.

According to the deputies, the innovation in the Criminal Code and the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation will protect everyone, “who today, risking their lives, ensures the security of the country and our citizens«.