The law on the issuance of residence permits (residence permits) to foreigners persecuted for supporting the Russian Federation will, among other things, help participants in the special operation and Russians in the Baltic states. Co-author of the bill, State Duma deputy Dmitry Kuznetsov, stated this in a conversation with socialbites.ca. According to him, Russia needs to prepare a list of criminal articles and crimes for which a foreign citizen can apply for a residence permit in Russia.
“The important thing is that we do not give up our principled stance and our own principles. So, for example, in the Baltic countries, a “pro-Russian article” sounds approximately like “justification of a totalitarian regime.” Somewhere we are talking about mercenary service for members of the Northern Military District on the Russian side. I hope that the bill will be adopted and the executive body will establish a procedure and a list of criminal articles and crimes for which a foreign citizen has the right to obtain a residence permit in Russia. Also, a citizen can prove in court the fact of persecution, especially due to his pro-Russian position. I want to lend a helping hand to our oppressed people. Bureaucracy should work for the people, not the other way around. If the state bureaucracy learns to take care of our people abroad, then it will also treat ordinary Russian people at home with great interest and respect. Regardless of the nationality of this Russian person,” Kuznetsov said.
On December 19, a bill on residence permits in the Russian Federation for foreigners subject to criminal prosecution for expressing a pro-Russia attitude was submitted to the State Duma. Document registered In the State Duma database.
Accordingly, it is proposed to expand the circle of people who have the right to obtain a residence permit in Russia without the need to obtain a temporary residence permit. We are talking about foreign citizens who are subject to criminal prosecution in their country for expressing in the form of public statements or statements an attitude in support of the Russian Federation, its policies, as well as the peoples living on the territory of the Russian Federation. movements.
“According to information from open sources, 140 cases were filed in Germany alone at the beginning of 2022, and most of them were related to the use of symbols of a special military operation. As of autumn 2023, 384 criminal cases related to supporting Russia’s position have been reported in the Czech Republic. More than 40 such cases have been initiated in Latvia at the beginning of 2023,” says the explanatory note to the bill.
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