Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law banning people with a criminal record from working as taxi and public transport drivers. Document published on the official portal of legal information.
According to the document, people who have been convicted of serious crimes and crimes of medium severity are not allowed to drive taxis, buses, trolleybuses, trams and metro trains. These include murder, robbery, robbery, intentional grievous bodily harm, and crimes against sexual integrity. The ban also applies to those convicted of crimes against the constitutional order and state security.
Employment contracts of drivers who fail to provide a criminal record certificate to the employer will be terminated. This also applies to citizens of EAEU member countries (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan).
happened before knownHe said the Russian government had approved a bill aimed at improving road safety.