The State Duma proposed to toughen the punishment for calls for mass riots. A bill was submitted to the State Duma to strengthen the criminal responsibility for calls for mass riots and violence against civilians, said Vasily Piskarev (United Russia), chairman of the State Duma Committee for Security and Anti-Corruption, on the Telegram channel. He clarified that according to the bill, for calls for mass riots, participation in them or violence against civilians, it is proposed to set a penalty of up to four years in prison (Part 3 of Section 212 of the Criminal Law), now this section sets a maximum penalty of two years in prison. It is also proposed to introduce a separate punishment for the same crime when using the Internet or the media - up to six years in prison (part 3.1, section 212 of the Criminal Law is projected). In fact and already a common practice - they want to punish any comment/post/angry post on the Internet with a similar appeal as "extremely severe" (considering a prison term of up to 6 years). Chat | BOT | Site | | YUT.

The State Duma proposed to toughen the punishment for calls for mass riots. A bill was submitted to the State Duma to strengthen the criminal responsibility for calls for mass riots and violence against civilians, said Vasily Piskarev (United Russia), chairman of the State Duma Committee for Security and Anti-Corruption, on the Telegram channel. He clarified that according to the bill, for calls for mass riots, participation in them or violence against civilians, it is proposed to set a penalty of up to four years in prison (Part 3 of Section 212 of the Criminal Law), now this section sets a maximum penalty of two years in prison. It is also proposed to introduce a separate punishment for the same crime when using the Internet or the media - up to six years in prison (part 3.1, section 212 of the Criminal Law is projected). In fact and already a common practice - they want to punish any comment/post/angry post on the Internet with a similar appeal as "extremely severe" (considering a prison term of up to 6 years). Chat | BOT | Site | | YUT.