Media: the Ministry of justice to draft amendments to the criminal code on violations at rallies
MOSCOW, 20 Mar — RIA Novosti. The Ministry of justice is preparing amendments to the criminal code article on which the condemned Ildar Dading, the article provides for the punishment for repeated violations at rallies, the newspaper “Izvestia” with reference to the Deputy Minister Dmitry Aristov.
“The Russian government instructed the Ministry of justice to study the question of possible adjustments to article 212.1 of the Criminal code, providing punishment for repeated violations at rallies”, — the newspaper writes.
According to the publication, at this stage, we conducted a study of the decisions of the COP, “deadline for proposals will be prepared”. The newspaper notes that their development will take about three months.
Specifies that the result should be the decision on the amendment of the criminal rules, and also what can be possible amendments
Ildar Dading was the first Russian convicted under a criminal article about repeated violations at rallies.
In February, the Presidium of the Supreme court reversed his conviction, finding that the criminal case was filed in violation of the formal terms of criminal responsibility.
From the assigned punishment in the form of 2,5 years of imprisonment Dadina at the time of release had to serve about five months.
Earlier it became known that the protection of the Dading complained about unlawful detention in the colony in the Strasbourg court.