MOSCOW, November 25 (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday toughened charges for illegal trafficking of explosives in the country and introduced a ban on the distribution of bomb-making instructions in the media.
The new law was posted on the official legal information website.
The fine for breaking the new law will be 4 thousand to 5 thousand rubles ($80-100) for private citizens, 40 thousand to 50 thousand rubles for officials and individual entrepreneurs and 800 thousand to 1 million rubles for legal entities.
The manufacture, alteration and repair of explosive devices will be punishable by 3 to 6 years in prison with a fine of either 100 thousand to 200 thousand rubles or 1-2 years' income.
The age of criminal liability for these crimes would start at 14, as opposed to 16 for most other crimes in Russia.
The illegal purchase, transfer, sale, storage, transportation or carrying of explosives has also been added to the Criminal Code, punishable by 5 to 12 years imprisonment with either a fine of 200 thousand to 500 thousand rubles or 1 to 3 years' income.
