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Eugene

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Sat Jan 20, 2024, 03:14 PM Jan 2024

Russia will consider property confiscations for those convicted of discrediting the army

Source: Associated Press

Russia will consider property confiscations for those convicted of discrediting the army

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated 11:28 AM EST, January 20, 2024

Russia’s parliament will consider a law allowing for the confiscation of money, valuables, and other property from those deemed to spread “deliberately false information” about Moscow’s military actions, a senior lawmaker said Saturday.

Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the State Duma, wrote in a Telegram update that the measure would apply to those publicly inciting “extremist activities” or calling for the introduction of sanctions against Russia, as well as those “discrediting” the armed forces, a criminal offense under a law adopted as part of Moscow’s crackdown on dissent after it sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022.

“Everyone who tries to destroy Russia, betrays it, must suffer the deserved punishment and compensate for the damage inflicted on the country, at the cost of their property,” Volodin said. He added that under the law, those found guilty of “discrediting” the army also face being stripped of any honorary titles.

Volodin said the bill would be brought to the Duma, Russia’s lower parliamentary chamber, on Monday.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/russia-confiscate-property-discredit-military-ukraine-war-7ed9024dae50e53838880fa93eb04772

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Russia will consider property confiscations for those convicted of discrediting the army (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2024 OP
PLEASE! Don' give TFG ideas, Vlad! Thunderbeast Jan 2024 #1
Gotta finance Pooty's war somehow. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2024 #2
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