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The ethics Commission of the city Duma of Moscow has recognized the fact of violation of the parliamentary ethics parliamentarian Anton by Antinym. About this he wrote on his page in Facebook on Tuesday, January 24. “I believe that attacks of this kind on representative all-Russian popular front (onf), which accuses the local government in a poor performance of their duties, receive their negative assessment in the regional and Federal authorities,” — said the MP. On Pantina received a complaint from the municipal enterprise “Yugorskenergogaz”, which is responsible for the removal and disposal of household waste in the city. The appeal stated that the entry of the Deputy in social networks spoil the reputation of the company and is not true. At the meeting of the Commission on rules, rulemaking and ethics of the city Duma, which took place on January 24, Pantino recommended to apologize and publish a retraction.

Vladimir Komoyedov Russia and China should consider creation of a military Alliance, if relations with the United States the two countries will not improve. Such a proposal in an interview with “Tape.ru” voiced Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov, in the last convocation of the state Duma head of the Duma defence Committee. “It’s time Russia and China have to agree on something. If will not improve relations with the United States, then it might be worth talking about a military Alliance to think” — said Komoedov, Recalling that former US President Barack Obama has positioned Russia and China as his main rivals. “Then everything will fall into place”, — he stressed. Commenting on the placement by China of ballistic missiles in the border province, the Admiral noted that this same conversation can take place only between leaders of the two countries Vladimir Putin and XI Jinping. Tuesday, 24 January, first Deputy Chairman

Nicholas Sanjarani: the head of the HRC compared the anti-Semitism of syphilis in connection with the statements Tolstoy Historian and journalist Nikolai Svanidze, condemned Vice-speaker of the state Duma Peter Tolstoy for the statement, which the MP accused of anti-Semitism. On Tuesday, January 24, according to the national news service (NSN). “You have two options: either the person doesn’t know what he’s talking about, which is strange for the Vice-speaker of the State Duma and a professional journalist. Or he understands what’s worse, — said Svanidze. We evaluate the statement is not in accordance with what he had in mind, but with what we hear and read”. Earlier Tuesday, speaker of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, commenting on the situation, noted that the pale in the Russian Empire spread including convicts. Tolstoy himself said he did not mean any nationality, commenting on the transfer of the Saint Isaac’s Cathedral Russian

A girl born in 2004 hospitalized in the Vladimir region after she was beaten by five schoolmates. On Tuesday, January 24, RIA Novosti reported with reference to Deputy head a press-services UMVD on the region Andrey Tutueva. He said that on 18 January, the victim’s mother contacted the police of the town of Alexandrov, a statement that her daughter was beaten. “At school they have a conflict situation arose, and after school five girls invited this girl to the entrance adjacent to the school building and began to beat her until then, until it started to bleed. Then they stopped and ran away,” explained Tutu. Obesity stabbed classmate punches and kicks, resulting in knocked out her teeth. According to the representative a press-services regional UMVD, the girl will stay in hospital for at least another two weeks. Tutu added that established the identity of all participants of the conflict. They

Deputies from LDPR Vasily Vlasov Boris Chernyshov in the Duma introduced a bill authorizing members of political parties from the age of 16. The document is available in the electronic database of the lower house of the Russian Parliament on Tuesday, January 24. As noted in the explanatory note the draft law was developed with the goal of “greater involvement in the political life of young people, as well as the formation of the youth active political position”. The authors also believe that the involvement of adolescents in political associations will help develop their sense of patriotism. “The participation of young people in the political process can push to the same part and their parents and close relatives and friends as the youth is very socially active category of the population”, — the document says. Currently, to join a political party only after the age of 18. In early December,

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree, which allocated the budgets of Russian regions on development of rural areas. The relevant document posted on the government website on Tuesday, January 24. Grants in the amount of 6.8 billion roubles in 2017 from the Federal budget as the implementation of the Federal target program (FTP) “Sustainable development of rural territories for 2014-2017 and for the period till 2020”, — stated in the certificate order. The funds are aimed at improving the housing conditions (3.4 billion rubles), integrated development of settlements in rural areas (3.2 billion rubles), providing grants to support the initiatives of local citizens (76.5 billion). Very considerable sums provided Yakutia (247 million), Bashkortostan (244,5 million roubles), Dagestan (238 million). As noted on the website of the government, the effectiveness of subsidies is assessed annually by the Ministry of agriculture based on the achievement of performance indicators identified in the

Elena Mizulina Member of Council of Federation Elena Mizulina in the near future will introduce to the state Duma a bill offering a substantial toughening of punishment for sexual abuse of children. On Tuesday, January 24, the Agency reports city news “Moscow” with reference to the press service of the Senator. We are talking about life imprisonment, if the offender — people from the close environment of the child, for example, his relative or teacher. Materials on теме00:09 10 Jan 2017Children’s traymonitor employee of the General Prosecutor’s office on crimes against children in Russia According to Mizulina, the amendment to the criminal code, providing for stricter accountability for those who abused the trust a child has been previously suggested but was not approved. The Senator also recalled that, pending another bill, which provides for the abolition of the Statute of limitations for crimes of pedophiles. “The trial for such crimes

Mikhail Fedotov The statements of Vice-speaker of the state Duma Peter Tolstoy about St. Isaac’s Cathedral repeated theses of anti-Semites. This was stated by “Interfax” the Chairman of the Council on human rights under the President of Russia Mikhail Fedotov. “It is strange to hear from a respected parliamentarian saying that repeats a favorite argument of anti-Semites that 17 revolution did the Jews,” — said the head of the HRC. “The shameful anti-Semitism is the same disease as syphilis, in polite society to hide it, not flaunt it,” — he stressed. 23 Jan Tolstoy participated in a press conference on the changing status of the St. Petersburg Cathedral. “People who are the grandchildren of those who demolished our temples, jumped up from the pale of settlement with a revolver in the 17th year today, working in a variety of other very reputable places — on the radio, in the legislative

The inhabitant of the Chelyabinsk region was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for stealing 60 calves from a penal institution where he previously served a sentence. This decision was made by the Kopeisk city court, RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday, January 24. According to the investigation, Dmitry Kolomoets in may 2014, arrived in the colony in Kopeysk. The man entered the territory of farms and easily delivered calves. The sum of the caused damage is estimated at 615 thousand rubles. Man, overtaking the cattle, was detained the same day at 10 kilometers from the colony. The court found him guilty of the theft with illegal penetration into the vault and sentenced to 2.5 years in penal colony and a fine in the amount of 30 thousand rubles. In February last year, two teenagers stole computer equipment from the administration building of the colony in the Kemerovo

The state Duma Committee for security and combating corruption recommended the adoption in the first reading the presidential draft law, which obliges the governors to check the Declaration of income and property by municipal officials. It is reported by TASS on Tuesday, January 24. The head of the Committee Vasily Piskarev said that the adoption of the document will allow “heads of subjects of Russia to more effectively combat corruption at the local government level”. For voiced to statistics, more than half of defendants in criminal corruption cases against so-called special subjects is precisely what the municipal officials and deputies. Piskarev said that now data on income, expenses and assets are required to file both Federal and regional civil servants and parliamentarians. “It is true, if such a peremptory norm is applicable at the municipal level”, — concluded the Deputy. It is expected that the bill will be considered at