Russia passes law to confiscate assets of army critics

He Parliament Russian approved on Wednesday a law that allows authorities to confiscate assets of people convicted of interrogating the army and the military offensive in Ukraine.

O law adopted by Of (lower house) on third reading allows authorities to confiscate money, property and state of critics of the offensive, and will now go to the president Vladimir Putin for ratification.

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Russia prohibited criticism of its armed forces through a series of censorship laws and arrested dozens of opponents since sending his troops to Ukraine in February 2022.

The president of Of, Vyacheslav Volodinstated that the new law points to the “scoundrels and traitorsthose who today spit on the backs of our soldiers, those who betrayed their country, who send money to the armed forces of a country that is in war against us”.

The measures also apply to the hundreds of thousands of Russians who have fled the country since the start of the military campaign, a group often targeted by Moscow.

“Discredit”or propagate“Information false” in the Russian military are crimes that can carry up to 15 years in prison.

He Kremlin insists that Russian society be united in its support for the military campaign in Ukraine.

At the same time, repression intensified against those who dare to publicly criticize her.

Most prominent critics of Kremlinled by Alexey Navalnywere imprisoned or exiled.

In a rare case of Public protest which was not repressed, the Boris opposition Nadejdin He submitted his application on Wednesday. for register your candidacy in the March presidential elections.

In recent weeks, Nadejdin He encouraged the Russian opposition with his pro-peace message and collected tens of thousands of signatures for register your candidacy for confront Putin.

Source: Elcomercio

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