A bill to increase criminal penalties for calls for mass riots and violence against citizens in Russia has been submitted to the State Duma, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption Vasily Piskarev announced, APA's Moscow bureau reports.
According to him, the bill provides for imprisonment of up to six years if calls for mass riots are disseminated via the internet or mass media.
The deputy explained that under the bill, it is proposed that calls for mass riots, participation in such riots, or violence against citizens be punishable by up to four years in prison (Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code), and by up to six years in prison if the internet or mass media are used (Part 3.1 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code).
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