MOSCOW, July 5 A bill was introduced to the State Duma on the confiscation of property for organizing illegal migration, the document is available in the Duma electronic database.
«One of the means of countering the organization of illegal migration (taking into account its mercenary component) may be the use of a criminal law measure in the form of confiscation of property obtained as a result of committing this crime,” says the explanatory note.
Currently, organizing illegal entry into Russia, stay or transit of foreigners or stateless persons is punishable by imprisonment for up to seven years. The government supported the initiative to confiscate property in June.
As Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev reported in early July, the number of crimes related to illegal migration has more than doubled.
He emphasized that some The actions of foreign citizens cause a wide public outcry and provoke an increase in the level of interethnic tension.