KYIV. UkraineGate . 16 . September . 2022 | Society.
Today, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a draft law on criminal liability for forced Russian passporting. The Minister of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine, Iryna Vereshchuk, reported this on Telegram .
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“Unfortunately, international law does not contain adequate norms for countering illegal Russian passporting on the territory of Ukraine. Therefore, we must respond by strengthening criminal legislation,” Vereshchuk said.
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The draft law provides for:
- If a civil servant receives an enemy passport, he will be imprisoned for 10 to 15 years.
- Propaganda of enemy citizenship is punishable by imprisonment for a term of 5 to 8 years.
- Forcing Ukrainian citizens to obtain a Russian passport entails deprivation of liberty for a period of 8 to 12 years.
- From 8 to 12 years of imprisonment for creating conditions under which failure to obtain a Russian passport will reduce the rights of a citizen of Ukraine or otherwise put him in a disadvantageous position.
According to Vereshchuk, the innovations are directed against civil servants with Russian passports and against those who directly or indirectly contribute to Russian passporting. She added that this draft law does not apply to other persons.
Source: Ukrgate
