(Adnkronos) – The Committee for Criminal and Civil Codes of the State Duma in Russia has introduced a bill that introduces sanctions for “discrediting traditional values”, namely “for the distribution of materials that discredit spiritual and moral values and for promoting their rejection”, according to administrative cases initiated by the Ministry of Culture.
The foreseen sanctions range from 5,000 to 10,000 rubles (up to 15,000 rubles for a repeated offense) for individuals, from 50,000 to 100,000 rubles (400,000 in case of reiteration) for officials, and from 500,000 to 700,000 rubles (three million for repeated violations) for legal entities.
If an order for the removal of content deemed offensive is not complied with, the regulator Rozkomnadzor will intervene with sanctions ranging from 10,000 to 20,000 rubles for individuals (200-300,000 for repeated offenses), up to a maximum of 5 million rubles for legal entities that repeat the violation.
