Putin Submits Bill to Parliament on Terrorist Camps, Groups, Funds


(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted a bill to parliament's lower house outlining punishments for a number of terror-related offenses, including criminal liability for training in terrorist camps, according to a copy of the bill posted to the State Duma's online database. According to the document, individuals would face up to 10 years in prison for training "with the aim of effecting terrorist activity," while those who have established a terrorist group would face up to 15 years behind bars. Individuals deemed to have been part of a terrorist group or to have trained to commit acts of terrorism may be freed from criminal liability if they cooperate with investigators and provide them with useful information, the bill says. The proposed legislation also calls for up to six years in prison for anyone convicted of taking part in an "armed formation" not sanctioned by Russian federal law, or one operating on the territory of another country "with aims contrary to the interests of the Russian Federation" and not sanctioned by the national laws there.


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