Members of the State Duma adopted in the third reading the draft law on “undesirable organizations”, according to which such status can obtain a foreign or international non-governmental organization representing the threat to the foundations of the constitutional order of Russia, the country’s defense or security. The authors of the bill become MP from the “Just Russia” Alexander Tarnavskiy and a member of the LDPR faction Anton Ishchenko, reports Tass.
The document is an amendment to the law of the sensational “On measures against persons involved in violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms, rights and freedoms of Russian citizens,” known to the general public as the “law of Dima Yakovlev”. In January 2015 he was a approved in the first reading. The second held last week.
The decision on the recognition of the organization “junk” will be taken Prosecutor General or his deputy in consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. The amended Act provides that the status and the removal of which will be held in the same order.
The law prohibits not only activities, creation and discovery in Russia structural units of “junk organization”, but also on the distribution of information materials. “Undesirable organizations” threatened refusal by the credit and non-credit financial institutions in conducting transactions with cash or other property, reports Tass. The banks will notify the Federal Financial Monitoring Service, and he – the General Prosecutor’s Office and the Ministry of Justice.
Participation in the “undesirable organizations” would be fraught and individuals. For this administrative responsibility of citizens in the form of fines from 5 to 10 thousand rubles, and officials – from 20 to 50 thousand. Legal persons for communication with such entities will be fined from 50 to 100 thousand. If violations will be systematic (penalty of more than two times a year), then the offenders will have to wait for criminal liability include fines ranging from 300 thousand to 500 thousand rubles, or community service for up to 360 hours, or forced labor for a period up to 5 years restriction of liberty for up to 2 years or without it, or imprisonment for a term of 2 to 6 years, with disqualification to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to 10 years. At the same person who has ceased to participate in the “undesirable organizations” shall be exempt from criminal liability.
“Today, a period when it is impossible not to notice that some foreign organizations do not behave in the best way. They do it for various reasons – some at the request of intelligence, someone on the basis of some other considerations. The purpose of the bill – indicate that there are foreign organizations that are hostile to Russia “, – he explained one of the authors of the bill Alexander Tarnavskiy. The MP, however, failed to give examples of organizations that are already in the near future may receive the status of “undesirable”, and expressed the hope that the law will work, primarily preventively.
Do not divide the view Tarnavsky his colleague in the lower house of parliament, Dmitry Gudkov. He drew attention to the fact that in all civilized countries, only a court can decide whether a citizen violated the law or the organization or not. In Russia, as is now the opportunity has appeared at the prosecutors and the Foreign Ministry.
“What will this bill? By increasing the outflow of capital from the country, hit on the investment climate, because you know perfectly well that no one would invest money in our country, because tomorrow may be your company destroyed by the decision of the prosecutor, without any trial. Accordingly, it is clear that this law allows for abuse, it will be used to eliminate unwanted competition “- Gudkov said in a video message posted on his page on the Twitter .
Human rights activists have criticized the amendments to the “law of Dima Yakovlev”
At the same time the amendments to the “law of Dima Yakovlev” in the joint statement has condemned the international human rights organizations Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. “The procedure for recognition of the organization” junk “is opaque, and the organization may find its” undesirable “Only after will be included in the list. Do not include procedures to challenge any decision of the authorities or organizations from the list of exceptions. The decision will be implemented immediately, without warning, “- said in a statement that conveys the BBC .
According to human rights, the law is one of the “draconian” measures, which is designed to stifle civil society in Russia. They were particularly worried about the amendments to the Criminal Code and the Code of Administrative Offences, the punishment for the citizens of the Russian Federation for participation in the “undesirable organizations.”
“The main purpose of this law is a Russian organization. I do not need any law to close in Russia or that representative of an international organization. This can make the Ministry of Justice for one second. In fact, the law is aimed at suppressing civil Activity in Russia “, – said ” Interfax “ the program director at Human Rights Watch Russia Lokshina.
Criticized the new amendments and the head of the Human Rights Council under the President of the Russian Federation Mikhail Fedotov. According to him, the law is “counterproductive.” He recalled that after the adoption of the bill in the first reading in the State Duma HRC sent its expert opinion. “Many of our observations, which were contained in the expert opinion, were taken into consideration by the State Duma in the preparation for the second reading. But do not take into account the main point – we think this bill unnecessary,” – he said.
Recall Law “On measures against persons involved in violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms, rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation”, better known in the media under the name “Orphan law” or the “law of Dima Yakovlev” (on behalf of the deceased in the US due to the negligence adoptive father of the adopted boy in Russia), came into force in Russia since January 1, 2013. It is also called “antimagnitskim law” because it was developed and introduced in response to the fact adopted in the US “Magnitsky Act”.
According to this law, US citizens adopt Russian orphans prohibited. The initiative has caused the shaft of criticism in Russia and abroad – Human rights activists believed that many Russian orphans deprived of a chance for a happy family life.
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