It is not a harmless means. Lieutenant Hamitov spoke out against the online sale of wine by mail and called it "dangerous".
We are talking about amendments that allow the remote sale of wine from Russian raw materials through the Russian Post website and conducting such an experiment in the Moscow region.
Amir Hamitov, a member of the State Duma Committee for Physical Culture and Sports, told the "Podium" publication that he is "absolutely opposed" to the sale of alcohol over the Internet.
"This is a dangerous step backwards. We are actually being offered to open a new door for selling alcohol, now also with home delivery. It is not just a technical experiment nor a harmless means of supporting local wines. This is an extension of alcohol sales channels.
It is impossible to fight the alcoholism of the population with one hand, and with the other hand create an infrastructure for the remote sale of alcohol. People's health is more important than the market cycle. And certainly the State Post should not become an alcohol delivery service."
The deputy asked questions about who can guarantee that a bottle sold, even through electronic verification, "doesn't end up in the hands of a teenager." Hamitov added that the local vintners can be helped in other ways, and here "there is no need to hide behind the support of a Russian manufacturer".