MOSCOW. June 24 (Interfax) - Alexei Pushkov, the head of the State Duma international affairs committee, believes the bill on the liability for denying Nazi crimes, which has been submitted to the State Duma, is in line with the UN Charter.
"A law against the identification of Nazi Germany and the USSR is logical and highly needed. It is in line with the UN Charter and the decisions made by the Nuremberg Tribunal," Pushkov said on Twitter on Monday.
According to earlier reports, Irina Yarovaya, the head of the State Duma committee on security and corruption prevention, has submitted to the State Duma a bill introducing punishment for rehabilitation of Nazism, including the denial of the results of the Nuremberg Trial and deliberate dissemination of false information on the armies of the anti-Hitler coalition.
The document punishes these actions with a fine of up to 3,000 rubles or up to three years in prison. Among the actions will be the denial of sentences handed out by the Nuremberg tribunal, denial of the activities by the armies of the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition aimed at maintaining international peace and security during WWII. The same crimes involving abuse of office or the use of the mass media will be punishable by a fine in an amount of 100,000 rubles to 500,000 rubles or up to five years in prison and a ban on working in certain positions for a period of five years or a ban on engaging in certain activities for a period of up to three years.
The State Duma administration said Yarovaya has submitted an improved edition of the bill that was submitted to the State Duma back in 2009.