The meeting of the Federation Council. April 20, 2016
The Federation Council approved the “anti-terrorism package” of laws. In the current version of the law does not infringe the rights of citizens and operators a complaint only “market speculation”, said in the Upper House of Parliament
The senators voted for the adoption of the “anti-terrorism package” of amendments. For amendments to the Criminal Code, introducing the concept of international terrorism. Senator voted 151 out of 156 present (only the upper house of parliament 170 senators). For the second set of laws, amendments to certain laws, including those regulating the activities of operators of cellular communication, voted 141 people.
The bill chairman of the Duma Committee and the Federation Council on Defense Irina Spring and Viktor Ozerov toughens punishment in most “extremist “articles, lowers the age of criminal responsibility for terrorism, introduces a number of new restrictions, including a ban on missionary activity in a residential area. In addition, the law obliges telecommunications operators and Internet companies from 1 July 2018 to store the content of calls and correspondence members for a term up to six months. The document contained provisions on deprivation of nationality and the prohibition of leaving the country, but they were removed for the third reading.
Take as soon as possible
The vote was preceded by intense discussion of the law. At the beginning of the meeting the senator from the Vladimir region, Anton Belyakov proposed senators to withdraw the “Spring Package”, but the senators refused to do so. Speaker of the upper house of Valentina Matvienko stressed that “it would be possible to hide your head in the sand”, but the law is the “resonance” and “sensitive” to the community, so it would discuss it properly. On the eve of “Spring Package” endorsed two specialized committee of the Federation Council -. On constitutional legislation and defense
On Wednesday reject “Spring Package” Federation Council also called on the head of the Presidential Council on Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov. Instead, he proposed the establishment of a conciliation commission with the State Duma, to the post-election back to the document and modify it “without haste”. “Because the rush, as you know, is good at catching fleas, not to create laws” – quoted Fedotov “RIA Novosti”. Not all provisions of the conclusion of the HRC on the results of the examination were taken into account, he said. The head of the HRC plans to request to reject these bills to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
of legitimate Senator Ozerov stressed that accusations of legislators in excessive haste in conducting law unjustified, pointing out that the main provisions of the law, he presented at a joint meeting chambers in November, and all regulations were complied with.
Tatar call
On the eve of the bill criticized former President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev, who served as state adviser of the republic. Shaimiev complained of restrictions missionary work is of special premises. At a meeting of the State Council of Tatarstan on Tuesday Shaimiev wondered how Muslims are now able to spend the evening breaking fast in the post at home, wedding ceremonies or Souls. Shaimiev said that the State Duma passed a package of laws “in the heat of the election campaign” and it would be correct if the bill received the newly elected members.
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The Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on constitutional legislation Andrei Klishas, released to the press to discussion of the bill in the House, he said that senators’ any infringement of the rights of religious organizations do not see. ” He noted that the Duma has been removed from the package of rules on deprivation of citizenship and the travel ban. “Here, the State Duma went to meet us, and we are grateful to her,” – said Klishas. After that, he said, “no violations of the rights of citizens are not here, the whole package is absolutely justified».
In the preparation of the bill for the first reading the document was sent to all subjects of the Federation, and 55 of them, including Tatarstan, sent legislators positive feedback, said the law represented the lake. After the adoption of the bill in the first reading of the document address received a lot of criticism, he admitted, but “the vast majority of the proposals” were reflected in the amendments to the document before the second reading.
With the criticism of law made by the senator from Tatarstan Oleg Morozov. He expressed concerns that the rule on missionary activity, can prevent the residents of Tatarstan to carry out their traditional religious rites. In response Ozerov assured him that the amendment will affect only the visitors, but “all of our rituals as a there, so there will be».
The market and the government
« big four “mobile operators few days ago addressed to Matvienko does not accept the State Duma approved the bill: the operators spoke out against the obligation to store data about the calls and communication within six months. In particular, the legal requirements are impractical from both a technical and an economic point of view and lead to a significant rise in price of service operators, explained MTS, “Megaphone” “Vympelcom” and Tele2 in his address. In the debate on the amendments on the retention of data can be traced ‘unfair speculation on the part of market participants, “he said in response Klishas Wednesday
On Tuesday, the head of the Ministry of Communications Nikolai Nikiforov told about the plans of departments to develop amendments to the” anti-terror “package:. Current version will cost operators in the trillions of rubles, he said. The Office will provide its proposals in September and October, even at the new State Duma, said he.
According to the Government Decree dated August 27, 2005 № 538, all telecom operators since 2005 are required to keep information about calls and SMS in for three years, said Wednesday Klishas. “If the government is going to amend, let the first will deal with its own decree,” – he added
Senator Nicholas Pozhitkov wondered whether there is a need to store information on 180 million SIM cards.. “This is a utopia! Huge funds are needed for this, “- he was indignant. With Pozhitkovym agreed senator from Sevastopol Olga Timofeeva. “We have neither the technology nor the means to do so” – she said, adding that the amount of information that you want to keep, are not comparable with those volumes which are now kept
A member of the Federation Council of the Vladimir region Anton Belyakov drew colleagues note that imported equipment to be used during storage. “Can you guarantee that this information does not flow away through these channels there?”, – He said to the senators. On this Matvienko noted that there is a program of import substitution in Russia. “We hope that by the beginning of 2018 all the devices are of our production”, – she said
«This is not an anti-terrorism law is the law of the total surveillance of all citizens of the country”, -. Stressed Belyakov, adding, that nothing to do with the fight against terrorism, he has not. “Another thing – what money will do it?” -. He added
President’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday afternoon that Vladimir Putin will take into account the different points of view on amendments. He is familiar with the bill and with the course of the discussion around it, said Peskov, the Kremlin is studying specific comments on it.
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