The bill, which returns the criminal penalties for
defamation to be passed in record time. Today, he will
overcome the first reading, and on Friday the third pass. At the
last moment the Kremlin and the White House demanded that he be excluded
from sanctions in the form of imprisonment for this crime. As it became
known to RBC daily, forced labor for the detractors can also be changed
to mandatory.
In the State Duma today will be considered on first reading a bill to return the criminal liability for defamation. At the initiative of former President Dmitry Medvedev declared a libel was administrative law. Now haste in making the bill is felt in everything: the relevant committee is not even going to the meeting on the situation before the first reading, spending "questionnaire session," The Supreme Court review is prepared to document one day, while the second and third readings are scheduled for this Friday already.
"Hurry to take no, there is efficiency - says one of the drafters of the bill, the deputy Dmitry Vyatkin. - It has become clear that citizens' right to good name and privacy is not protected. Experience has shown that administrative responsibility for this is not enough. No fines do not stop any individuals or companies to participate in the information wars. For example, the address of my friend for a long time spread false information through social networks offensive, and he do anything about it could not. "
"Anchored in the Administrative Code of the sanctions in the form of a fine of two thousand to three thousand rubles. appear to be ineffective. In addition, the legal systems of almost all countries of the world, including the states - participants of CIS criminalize libel "- said in a memorandum to the bill. Year's imprisonment for libel offered to appoint, voiced in the media, two years - for libel in an official position, up to three years - "defamation of the disease, which causes revulsion" and "for the prosecution of persons committing crimes of a sexual nature."
"Experience shows that in recent years significantly increased the number of defamatory material - and during the election campaign and during the raids, and in the business of war, - the director of the Moscow Bureau for Human Rights, Alexander Brod. - Therefore, the punishment for libel must really be tough, but in any case not involving deprivation of liberty. " In the present bill, according to an expert, it is extremely vague wording that may hinder the work of journalists, human rights activists and opposition members to expose corrupt officials. "The bill clearly requires a thorough revision" - indicates, Mr. Wade.
President Vladimir Putin to return to the Penal Code article yesterday upheld. "We'll leave the article in the criminal law, but will ask members to withdraw the sanction of deprivation of liberty" - he said. "The opinion that imprisonment would be excessive punishment for libel contained in the withdrawal of the government, therefore, we exclude such a sanction, leaving fines and forced labor," - says Mr. Vyatkin.
Conclusion Putin arrived in the State Duma a bill late last night and was immediately approved by the relevant committees. According to the report, which took note of RBC daily, in addition to the responsibility of imprisonment ordered to remove the president from the document sentence of forced labor. Instead, the document will be spelled out mandatory work.
Lawyers do not rule out that the reason for the return of the Criminal libel was concern about the judicial statistics. "In criminal cases of private prosecution, which included libel, the percentage of acquittals was always much higher than for the public and private-public prosecution - says lawyer law firm" Yukov, Khrenov and Partners "Sergei Smirnov. - When "libel" to return to the Criminal Code, it will not spoil, and so meager judicial statistics on the number of acquittals. "
In the State Duma said that to expedite the adoption of the law prompted the activities of opposition MPs in general and blogger Alexei Navalny in particular. Last spoils the growing rating of the party "United Russia", calling for hanging flyers inversely proportional dependence increased from 1 July in utility tariffs and interest which the party won the elections to the Duma.
In the State Duma today will be considered on first reading a bill to return the criminal liability for defamation. At the initiative of former President Dmitry Medvedev declared a libel was administrative law. Now haste in making the bill is felt in everything: the relevant committee is not even going to the meeting on the situation before the first reading, spending "questionnaire session," The Supreme Court review is prepared to document one day, while the second and third readings are scheduled for this Friday already.
"Hurry to take no, there is efficiency - says one of the drafters of the bill, the deputy Dmitry Vyatkin. - It has become clear that citizens' right to good name and privacy is not protected. Experience has shown that administrative responsibility for this is not enough. No fines do not stop any individuals or companies to participate in the information wars. For example, the address of my friend for a long time spread false information through social networks offensive, and he do anything about it could not. "
"Anchored in the Administrative Code of the sanctions in the form of a fine of two thousand to three thousand rubles. appear to be ineffective. In addition, the legal systems of almost all countries of the world, including the states - participants of CIS criminalize libel "- said in a memorandum to the bill. Year's imprisonment for libel offered to appoint, voiced in the media, two years - for libel in an official position, up to three years - "defamation of the disease, which causes revulsion" and "for the prosecution of persons committing crimes of a sexual nature."
"Experience shows that in recent years significantly increased the number of defamatory material - and during the election campaign and during the raids, and in the business of war, - the director of the Moscow Bureau for Human Rights, Alexander Brod. - Therefore, the punishment for libel must really be tough, but in any case not involving deprivation of liberty. " In the present bill, according to an expert, it is extremely vague wording that may hinder the work of journalists, human rights activists and opposition members to expose corrupt officials. "The bill clearly requires a thorough revision" - indicates, Mr. Wade.
President Vladimir Putin to return to the Penal Code article yesterday upheld. "We'll leave the article in the criminal law, but will ask members to withdraw the sanction of deprivation of liberty" - he said. "The opinion that imprisonment would be excessive punishment for libel contained in the withdrawal of the government, therefore, we exclude such a sanction, leaving fines and forced labor," - says Mr. Vyatkin.
Conclusion Putin arrived in the State Duma a bill late last night and was immediately approved by the relevant committees. According to the report, which took note of RBC daily, in addition to the responsibility of imprisonment ordered to remove the president from the document sentence of forced labor. Instead, the document will be spelled out mandatory work.
Lawyers do not rule out that the reason for the return of the Criminal libel was concern about the judicial statistics. "In criminal cases of private prosecution, which included libel, the percentage of acquittals was always much higher than for the public and private-public prosecution - says lawyer law firm" Yukov, Khrenov and Partners "Sergei Smirnov. - When "libel" to return to the Criminal Code, it will not spoil, and so meager judicial statistics on the number of acquittals. "
In the State Duma said that to expedite the adoption of the law prompted the activities of opposition MPs in general and blogger Alexei Navalny in particular. Last spoils the growing rating of the party "United Russia", calling for hanging flyers inversely proportional dependence increased from 1 July in utility tariffs and interest which the party won the elections to the Duma.
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