{"id":40028,"date":"2024-02-15T09:37:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T08:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/v-rossii-konfiskaciya-imushchestva-grozit-ne-tolko-osuzhdennym-za-fejki-ob-armii-no-i-uchastnikam-nezhelatelnyh-organizacij-i-dazhe-dezertiram\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T11:34:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T10:34:00","slug":"putin-signs-law-enabling-asset-seizure-for-convictions-related-to-desertion-genocide-and-fake-news-about-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/uk\/putin-signs-law-enabling-asset-seizure-for-convictions-related-to-desertion-genocide-and-fake-news-about-army\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin signs law enabling asset seizure for convictions related to desertion, genocide, and \u2018fake news\u2019 about army"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law<\/a> amending provisions on property confiscation in Russia\u2019s Criminal Code.<\/span><\/h1>\n

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The amendments allow for money, valuables, or other property obtained in the commission of crimes such as spreading \u201cfake news\u201d about the Russian army (Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) or publicly calling for actions against the security of the state (Article 280.4 of the Criminal Code) to be confiscated into state ownership. In both cases, the law specifies that assets can be seized when the crimes were committed for \u201cpersonal gain or monetary reward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additionally, the law stipulates that money and property intended for and used to finance activities directed against the security of the Russian Federation may be subject to confiscation. The adopted amendments extend this to those convicted under the following articles of the Criminal Code:<\/p>\n