The deputies proposed to toughen the punishment for facilitating sabotage up to life imprisonment

A draft law has been submitted to the State Duma to increase liability up to life imprisonment for facilitating sabotage activities. It is proposed to introduce administrative liability for the dissemination of information about the manufacture of explosives. Vasily Piskarev, Chairman of the State Duma Security Committee, announced this.

Mr. Piskarev specified that responsibility is introduced not only for those who commit sabotage, but also for those who finance them. “In particular, it is proposed to introduce criminal liability up to life imprisonment for inducing, recruiting and preparing for sabotage, as well as financing sabotage. It is envisaged to block the accounts of persons involved in sabotage,” he explained. journalists.

Vasily Piskarev specified that publications with instructions for making ammunition, weapons and explosive devices would be blocked, and administrative liability would be introduced for posting such information. From the materials of the project it follows that for such violations for legal entities a fine of up to 1 million rubles is provided.

He also said that, according to the draft laws, the accounts of those who finance sabotage activities will be blocked by analogy with the measures that are now provided for those who finance terrorism.

In addition to Mr. Piskarev, the initiatives were sponsored by a group of deputies headed by State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin.

The FSB regularly reports on the prevention of sabotage in Russia. In particular, today, December 8, the special service reported on the suppression of the activities of two Russian citizens who are accused of espionage in the interests of the Security Service of Ukraine. November 23 FSB officers prevented attempted sabotage at military and energy facilities in the Voronezh region.

Milena Kostereva