MOSCOW, Mar 23 The Federation Council on Wednesday approved a law criminalizing dissemination of false information and publicly discrediting government agencies of the Russian Federation working abroad in order to protect the interests of Russia and its citizens. The maximum punishment is 15 years in prison.Yesterday, 17:29 The State Duma will study the data on the recruitment of bloggers in Ukraine to create fakesResponsibility is introduced for the dissemination of fakes about such structures as the Russian Guard, embassies, diplomatic missions, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the prosecutor's office. Previously, a similar punishment was provided for false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Responsibility for false information about the work of state bodies of the Russian Federation abroad will be similar to that already provided for spreading fakes about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.Yesterday, 13:28 Peskov answered the question about Putin's signing of the law on punishment for fakes. Distribution of fakes will be punished by a fine of 700 thousand to 1.5 million rubles or imprisonment for up to 3 years. The same, but with the use of official position, by a group of persons, with the artificial creation of evidence, for mercenary motives or based on political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred or enmity, provides for a fine in the amount of 3 million to 5 million rubles or imprisonment for a period of 5 to 10 years. Knowingly false fakes that entailed grave consequences will be punished by imprisonment for a period of 10 to 15 years. Public actions aimed at discrediting the exercise of their powers by state bodies of the Russian Federation abroad will be 300 thousand rubles or imprisonment for up to 3 years. The same actions that caused death by negligence or harm to the health of citizens, property, mass violations of public order and public safety, or interfered with the functioning or cessation of the functioning of life support facilities, transport or social infrastructure, credit institutions objects of energy, industry or communications, will be punishable by a fine in the amount of 300 thousand to a million rubles or imprisonment for up to 5 years. />Yesterday, 14:33 The Federation Council approved amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses on liability for fakes about government agencies
