MOSCOW, July 24 Senator from Crimea Sergey Tsekov said that he was not going to withdraw from the State Duma a bill that would provide for the deprivation of citizenship by birth in some cases.
Earlier, senators Sergei Kolbin, Ekaterina Altabayeva and Olga Bas withdrew their signatures from the relevant bill, according to the Duma's electronic database.
br>»I'm not going to withdraw (the bill),» Tsekov said. When asked why other senators decided to withdraw their signatures, the senator recommended that they check with the authors of the initiative.
The bill proposes to allow the termination of Russian citizenship for persons who acquired citizenship by birth or on the basis of recognition as a citizen of the Russian Federation in cases committing a crime (preparation for a crime or attempted crime) or actions that pose a threat to the national security of the Russian Federation.
«We are talking about the fact that citizenship can be deprived, for example, for desertion, for discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, for incitement to extremism,» the explanatory note says.
The State Duma had previously adopted a law on citizenship. The initiative was submitted to the lower house by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The document provides for the deprivation of acquired Russian citizenship for discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and for committing actions that create a threat to national security. an international NGO.
It is also established that it is possible for a foreigner who has entered into a contract to serve in the RF Armed Forces for a period of at least one year to be granted Russian citizenship. The law provides for a reduction in the number of requirements for more than 20 categories of persons when they are admitted to Russian citizenship, as well as expanding the powers of the head of state to determine the category of persons who are entitled to a simplified acquisition of Russian citizenship.