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Calls to Execute Decisions of Int'l Bodies Against Russia Could Be Penalized: Moscow

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Monday that it is proposed to introduce criminal liability for calls for the execution of decisions of international bodies, the activities of which are directed against Russia.
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"We are talking about the introduction of a ban on public calls for the execution of their decisions and cooperation with them… These crimes should be punished with criminal liability. To this end, proposals are being prepared to introduce norms on punishment in the form of fines and imprisonment into the Russian Criminal Code," Volodin said.
Relevant committees of the State Duma are preparing amendments that will ban the activities of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Russia.
"The relevant committees of the State Duma are preparing amendments to the federal law 'On Security,' which will prohibit the activities of the International Criminal Court and other international bodies directed against Russia and its citizens on our territory," Volodin said.
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