The Communist party took the initiative to hold in 2017 Amnesty for the perpetrators of minor crimes back to back with the centennial anniversaries of the two Russian revolutions of February and October. On Friday, March 17, reports “Interfax”.
“The 100-year anniversaries of the Russian revolution is an occasion to think about how important it is that the state showed humanity,” said a member of the international Committee of the state Duma from the Communist party Sergei Shargunov.
The MP added that he had prepared the draft, which he is ready to complete with the participation of colleagues on fraction.
On the eve of the Duma faction of the liberal democratic party announced a bill that includes Amnesty in honor of the third anniversary of the annexation of Crimea to Russia. The parliamentarians offered to free convicted of petty articles, mothers and single fathers, disabled people and parents with many children. In full, it is assumed and partial Amnesty — reduction of term, reports RIA Novosti.
On January 26, the state Duma Deputy Vitaly Milonov (“United Russia”) has submitted for consideration the lower chamber of Parliament a bill to establish in Russia a new memorable date — the Day of the February revolution. The value of those events had for Russia essential, the author believes, therefore, that the citizens did not forget the lessons of history.
Earlier in January, the non-parliamentary party “Communists of Russia” proposed to introduce administrative responsibility for denying the facts of the October revolution such as the storming of the Winter Palace or the historic salvo of the cruiser “Aurora”. In the Communist party the initiative was not supported.