The bill was submitted to the state pride of last autumn by the Tatarstan State Council and Deputy Ajrat Farrach and waited for its turn until May. Even before the end of Christmas, Wiaczesław Wołodin, chairman of the state pride, announced the consideration of the bill on his channel on a telegram, eloquently titled the post: “On the bastards”. The discussion on the document at first reading was full of similar expressions; The main emphasis was of course on “foreign agents” and their property, which remained in Russia and which has been worried for so long.
The main innovation of the bill is the possibility extramural prosecution of administrative matters. Currently, it is also possible to consider matters regarding administrative offenses in the absence of a person against whom proceedings were initiated, if there is evidence that he has been notified. However, the Code of Administrative offenses clearly states that the presence of the perpetrator is mandatory, if the article provides for a penalty in the form of an administrative detention, expulsion or forced labor.
If (or rather when) the bill enters into force, this article will be provided with a reservation and it will be possible to seek extraordinary Everyone who has committed any crime if it is directed against the interests of the Russian Federationand the perpetrator stayed abroad during the case.
The current version of the bill does not specify what crimes will be considered “directed against the interests of the Russian Federation”: a broad formulation will allow you to consider such virtually any crime. However, judging after the discussion, this will refer primarily to “discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation”, “abuse of freedom of mass informationdisseminating false messages, demonstrating forbidden symbols, violation of the procedure of a foreign agent's activity, etc. “.
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Vladimir Putin and Wiaczesław Wołodin, chairman of the state pride. St. Petersburg, April 28, 2025
By the way, matters from this last article are currently successfully considered without the participation of “foreign agents” themselves. Last year, the courts issued 719 judgments (data of the Supreme Court Judiciary Department), attracting them responsible for violating the requirements for marking or submitting reports. Most “foreign agents” who deliberately do not follow discriminatory regulations, She left Russia.
So why did they have to write this separately in the Code of Administrative offenses, it is an open matter. Perhaps they just ran out of ideashow to mislead those who do not agree and force them to close. Perhaps legislators want to equalize those whose words attract an administrative offense with those who have become the subject of a criminal case.
Similar corrections to the Russian Penal Code were adopted in April: the deputies legalized extramural trials of people accused of some crimes of a small or medium weight. Among them is justifying terrorism, discredit the army, forgery regarding the use of Russian armed forces and evading duties by a “foreign agent”.
According to lawyers from the Media Rights Protection Center, the purpose of these changes was to prevent the accumulation of cases: e.g. cases against persons recognized as foreign agents pursuant to art. 330.1 of the Russian Penal Code could only be initiated, conducted and suspended. Now the courts have the opportunity to issue sentences in such cases without the participation of the accused. At the same time, the processes will be faster, simpler, without the need for real defense and without procedural guarantees.
SMS instead of recommended
Let's return to new proposals – one of them concerns what should be considered a correct notification of a person about the initiation of administrative proceedings against him. Currently, it can be sent e.g. to the registered address or to the address of state services.
MPs propose to move away from formalities and, if a person is abroad, send it by e-mail or even by SMS. The reservation concerns the situation when the postal address or phone number is published on the website belonging to them. Such a page can even be a profile in social media. It is not known how the law enforcement authorities will (and or at all) check whether a given number or email is certainly current.
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Deputies also propose to consider matters of administrative crimes committed abroad and directed against the interests of the country, not at the place of registration of the person's stay, but in the place of the authority that initiated them.
A seemingly minor amendment? It will allow a bored judge in a district center in the Nadbajkal territory to be fined with a fine Federal media journalists, famous writers or musicians who left. Well, who would not like to boast of friends on a feast that he punished the rebellious celebrity?
These two changes will cause that It will not be possible to trace the initiation of an administrative case. Consequently, it will be extremely difficult to send a defender to a court or keep deadlines to appeal against the decision. It's comfortable, right? As they say: fewer people, more oxygen.
Will you sing a bad song? You will lose the garage!
Another novelty is the proposal to occupy property as part of administrative proceedings. According to the idea of MPs, he has it prevent a person from avoiding a penalty. In general, the assets of people who have been forced to leave Russia and are still expressing their opinions have long been anxious of the deputies. First of all, we are of course talking about “foreign agents” – the deputies have already banned them to receive money directly from their own contracts, from the sale or rental of apartments, cars and other real estate. Everything – only on a special account, from which funds can be paid only after removing the status.
Now the campaign aimed at depriving people of their properties has reached a new level. Will you say something wrong? We will take the apartment. Will you sing a bad song? You will lose the garage! It seems that MPs themselves do not understand how the occupation of property will work. It was found that the value of property that can be occupied should not exceed the maximum fine provided for in the article on the basis of which a person is judged. The occupation of property may, however, result in a ban on any transactions related to it, including sales and rent (the court decides about it).
Question: How will this be solved, if the fine is, say, 30,000 rubles, and a person only has a flat worth 5 million? The question is rhetorical, especially considering that We are talking about those who are so actively called “traitors”, “enemies of Russia” and “Bracges”. Apparently it is better to sit quietly if you do not want to lose your apartment, even if you earn honestly.
The property is already occupied, but it is done as part of criminal matters. For example, in January, the court took a plot, a house and several non -residential facilities belonging to rapper Morgenshtern (he is accused of evading his duties as a “foreign agent”).
It turns out that people who apparently did nothing bad – they just decided that they could not live in Russia, but exercise the right to freedom of speech – In the end, they become the main enemies of the state: They do not deserve to be judged or respect for ownership.
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