Monday, June 20, 2016

In the State Duma softened proposal to limit to leave the country – RBC

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The new version of the anti-terrorism package will not be a ban on leaving the country after warnings of involvement in terrorist activities. Restriction will affect only those who have been convicted under these articles

The Duma Committee on Security approved the amendments to the second reading of the anti-terrorism bill introduced by Chairman of the Committee Irina Spring and the head of the Federation Council Committee on Defense, Viktor Ozerov.

The deputies offered to change one of the most discussed initiatives deputies -. to expand the list of grounds for restrictions on leaving the country

According to the new version of the bill to the law “on the procedure for exit from the Russian Federation and entry into the Russian Federation” in an article on the temporary restriction on departure will enter a new item. Not able to leave the country people who have a criminal record for committing at least one of the following crimes: the terrorist act, facilitating terrorist activities, public calls to terrorist activity or public justification of terrorism, training, passing in order to carry out terrorist activities, the organization of the terrorist community, and participation in it , the organization of activities of a terrorist organization and participation in the activities of such an organization, the organization of an illegal armed formation or participation in it, hijacking an aircraft or train for a terrorist act, an act of international terrorism.

also leaving will be organic for those who commit associated with terrorist crime activities under “attempt on the life of a state or public figure”, “violent seizure of power or forcible retention of power”, “armed rebellion”, “attack on persons or institutions that enjoy international protection” – to maturity or overturned. Also included are convicted of crimes of an extremist nature.

Initially, parliamentarians proposed to limit the travel of five years for persons who have been declared an official warning about “inadmissibility of actions that create conditions for the commission of crimes” in articles about terrorism, hostage-taking , hijacking or seizure of an aircraft or train, as well as for planning, preparation, or aggressive war. Rules on the limitation of the five-year new wording was removed. However, the specific extremist articles for which will limit travel, is still not listed.

The original version of the bill expands the list of grounds on which you can decide to cancel the assignment of nationality. Offers simply revoke the citizenship of terrorism or hostage-taking, attacks on life of a statesman or public figure, violent seizure of power, armed rebellion, sabotage, public calls for extremist activities, separatism.

Now transgressed listed article is offered to consider voluntarily renounce citizenship. The list of “volunteers” will include those convicted of “extremist” article (inciting hatred or hostility, and the organization of an extremist community “promoting extremist activity”). Under current law to cancel the decision to grant Russian citizenship is possible only in the event that false documents were filed.

Anti-terrorism package was submitted to the Duma in early April. The bill was developed after the terrorist attack on an airplane A321 board in Egypt last October and a series of terrorist attacks in Paris on November 14.

The Criminal Code amendment introduces a new article, “International Terrorism Act”, the punishment for it provides imprisonment for a period of 15 to 20 years with a restriction of freedom for up to two years or a life sentence. In addition, the bill expands the base of the introduction of the counter-terrorism operation. The authors propose to reduce the minimum age for incurring liability for terrorist crimes to 14 years.

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