President Vladimir Putin signed a law that introduces a punishment of up to 15 days of arrest in the Code of Administrative Offenses for «publicly identifying» the USSR with Nazi Germany and denying the «decisive role» and «humanitarian mission» of the USSR in World War II.
In addition to the arrest, the new article 13.48 of the Code of Administrative Offenses also provides for fines for citizens from 1 to 2 thousand rubles.
Repeated violation threatens with 15 days of arrest under the second part of the article or a fine of up to five thousand rubles.
Protocols under the new article can be drawn up by police officers, employees of Roskomnadzor or the prosecutor's office.
The introduction of fines was in addition to the adoption in June 2021 of a law banning «the denial of the decisive role of the Soviet people in the defeat of Nazi Germany and the humanitarian mission of the USSR in the liberation of the countries of Europe.»
Both laws had the same authors — United Russia deputies Elena Yampolskaya, Alexander Zhukov and Senator Alexei Pushkov. The amendments were prepared at the request of President Vladimir Putin.
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