It’s better not to violate – Kommersant

Russian President Vladimir Putin, commenting on the imposition of long sentences for economic crimes, said that no one wants to serve 14 years in prison, and therefore “it’s better not to break the law.” This is how he responded to the leader of the New People faction, Alexei Nechaev, who thanked the president for criticizing long sentences for economic articles.

During Vladimir Putin’s meeting with the leaders of the Duma factions, Alexei Nechaev said that after the “Results of the Year”, many people called him and “responded” to the president’s position. “That is, no one wants to sit for fourteen years. It’s better not to violate”— answered Mr. Putin.

During a direct line to Vladimir Putin asked The question is whether violations under economic charges are comparable to the terms that the prosecutor’s office is asking for them. The president said that he was “a little taken aback” when he heard about cases of imprisonment for 14 and 15 years for such crimes. He promised re-read the Criminal Code, because some people think the punishments are “too harsh.”

In early December, Vladimir Putin said about the need to “look again” at how law enforcement practice can be improved, to discuss this issue in the State Duma and the government. This is how he responded to the words of HRC member Eva Merkacheva, who stated that courts impose two to three times more years of imprisonment for economic crimes than for “rape and murder.” Mr Putin called such sentences controversial.

About the “Results of the Year” – in the material “Kommersant” “Live and work like Lermontov.”

Lusine Balasyan