Vasily Piskarev, chairman of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption, said that the committee is preparing amendments on the responsibility to discredit fighters, including volunteers. It has been reported TASS.
“On behalf of the Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption, Article 20.33 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. 207.3 and 280.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation with Art. “It brings additional justifications to establish responsibility for discrediting fighters, including voluntary organizations (groups),” he said.
January 24, Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner private military company sent A letter to the Chairman of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, with a request to amend the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and to protect volunteers participating in a special military operation, including those previously convicted.
In March last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin, signed Criminal penal code and call for sanctions for fraud on the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Source: Gazeta

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