Medvedev proposed to ban foreign agents from receiving income in Russia

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev considers it necessary to introduce a legislative ban for foreign agents to receive income from sources in Russia. According to Mr. Medvedev, if a person simply left the country and “sits quietly” abroad, then this is his personal choice, but “leaving the country at a difficult moment is an immoral act.”

In an interview with Russian media and users of VKontakte, the deputy chairman of the Security Council commented on the departure of the Russians after the start of the military operation in Ukraine. According to him, “if it’s just a choice of where to live, it’s impossible to condemn from a legal point of view.” “As for those who live there (abroad), but receive money from sources in Russia, and even committed a criminal offense related to discrediting our armed forces, this is indeed both immoral and unacceptable,” Dmitry is sure Medvedev.

He cited as an example the writer Boris Akunin (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation), who left Russia and does not support its military operation. Nevertheless, Mr. Medvedev complained, in Russia “they continue to stage works based on his books.” “The question is why? Order a similar dystopia to someone. So, no, you need to give him money,” said the deputy chairman of the Security Council.

According to Dmitry Medvedev, “if you want to talk nasty things, say them, but you can’t get money in Russia.” “I believe that it is necessary to amend the legislation on foreign agents, where it is directly established that persons recognized as foreign agents do not have the right to receive income from sources in Russia,” he suggested.

In January, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin offered to introduce a clause on confiscation of property in the articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on incitement to extremism, rehabilitation of Nazism or discrediting the armed forces. Head of the Constitutional Committee of the Federation Council Andrei Klishas pointed outthat such changes are impossible without amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Head of the HRC Maxim Fadeev declared, which does not support the idea of ​​depriving property or citizenship of Russians who criticize their country, because it is contrary to the Constitution. Also in the State Duma suggested to deprive the earnings of the departed stars with an anti-Russian position.

Read more about the discussion in the publication “Kommersant” “Relocation with confiscation”.

Laura Keffer