Russia lower house approves strict new anti-terrorism legislation

[JURIST] The Russian State Duma [official website] voted in favor [press release, in Russian] of strict new anti-terrorism legislation on Friday. The bill [legislative materials, in Russian] increases prison time for setting up a terrorist entity from 15 to 20 years in prison, and individuals convicted for participation in a terrorist group could now spend up to 10 years in prison. Additionally, the new bill allows the government to collect damages [AP report] from the relatives of the perpetrator of...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/10/russia-lower-house-approves-strict-new-anti-terrorism-legislation.php

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