At first reading, the State Duma passed a bill in which a suspect cannot be arrested or another preventive measure can be chosen for him after the statute of limitations for prosecution has expired under a clause of the penal code. It gives information about TASS.
The document aims to complement Articles 91 and 97 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, which explains the grounds for the detention of a suspect and the grounds for choosing a restraining measure.
It is stated that the provisions of this Decree Law will not be applied in cases where a person is suspected or accused of a crime, and accordingly he can be sentenced to death or life imprisonment.
22 March also State Duma approved At the first reading, a package of laws on the penalty for the import into the Russian Federation of unregistered drugs from the World Health Organization (WHO) list.