The State Duma denounced the convention on criminal liability for corruption
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The State Duma denounced the convention on criminal liability for corruption, signed by the Russian Federation in 1999 and ratified in 2006, informed press service of the lower house of parliament.
“The deputies adopted a bill on the denunciation by Russia of the Convention on Criminal Liability for Corruption. It was introduced by the President of the Russian Federation,” the message says.
Bill to denounce the Convention on Liability for Corruption introduced Russian President Vladimir Putin to the State Duma earlier in January. The explanatory note noted that earlier the Committee of the Council of Europe had terminated the full participation of the Russian Federation in the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) as part of its resolution on the legal and financial consequences of the termination of Russia’s membership in the Council of Europe. This organization monitors the implementation of the convention signed by the parties.
In accordance with the decision of the Council of Europe, the RF is deprived of the right to participate in the discussion or adoption of reports, as well as the right to vote, however, GRECO retains the right to monitor the compliance of the RF with the obligations enshrined in the convention. Such conditions are unacceptable for Russia, the document said.
Earlier, Ernest Valeev, deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption, told Vedomosti that the denunciation of the convention would not affect the fight against it within the country, since all cases of illicit enrichment are now fully “covered” by criminal law.
Against the backdrop of the start of a special operation in Ukraine, the Council of Europe on February 25 suspended Russia’s representation in the statutory bodies of the Council of Europe. In this regard, on March 15, the Russian Foreign Ministry handed the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Maria Pejchinovich-Burich a notice of the withdrawal of the Russian Federation from the organization. However, the very next day, March 16, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe decided to exclude Russia from the organization after 26 years of membership. The Russian authorities stressed that the country itself had withdrawn from the Council of Europe, which also implies withdrawal from the ECtHR.
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