Activities contrary to the moral and moral values of the Russian Federation may serve as the basis for the assignment of foreign agent status. As reported by RIA Novosti, such a proposal was made in St. It was put forward by the Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation, Konstantin Chuichenko, during the discussion on “Besogon and the Law” at the St. Petersburg International Law Forum (SPBILF).
He recalled that the signing of a decree by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the protection of “traditional spiritual and moral values” led to the emergence of a new legal institution that must be protected.
“This situation [иноагента] should be now [человек] Buy, including whether its activities are aimed at our spiritual and moral values, because this, excuse me, is an element of state policy, ”said the head of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.
He also said that a new type of examination for compliance with spiritual and moral values must be approved in Russia. Chuichenko suggested controlling advertising and creating “a new type of specialization – ethics.”
In addition, Chuichenko asked if additional restrictive measures should be introduced against foreign agents. In particular, he offered to completely deprive people and organizations of such status from the opportunity to earn money in Russia.
“Today we have deprived foreign agents of government funding, and why don’t we deprive them of funding and the opportunity to make money?” Said Konstantin Chuichenko.
At the end of April, a group of deputies headed by Vasily Piskarev, chairman of the State Duma Security Committee, passed a bill introducing liability for third parties contributing to the violation of Russian laws by foreign agents.
“We hope that the Ministry of Justice will have this vehicle and we will have this vehicle. <…> Some channels will show well-known foreign agents, maybe someone will violate traditional values, warn for a while, then fines will follow, ”Deputy Minister of Justice Oleg Sviridenko said.
The foundations of state policy for the preservation of “traditional spiritual values” in Russia were approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin in November 2022. Among these values were patriotism, service to the Fatherland, high moral ideals, a strong family, the priority of spirituality over the material, historical memory, unity of the Russian peoples.
“Traditional values are threatened by the activities of extremist and terrorist organizations, certain mass media and mass media, the actions of the United States and other hostile foreign states, a number of multinational corporations and foreign non-profit organizations. as well as the activities of certain organizations and individuals on the territory of Russia”. documentPublished on the Kremlin website.
Listed among “ideas and values alien to the Russian people and destructive to Russian society” “selfishness, indulgence, immorality, rejection of patriotic ideals, service to the Fatherland, the natural continuation of life, the value of a strong family, marriage, extended families, creative work, Russia’s positive contribution to world history and culture, the traditional family through the promotion of non-traditional sexual relations destroyed.”