20 Sep 2018 17:07

Duma approves punishment for failure to stop spreading info on court order

MOSCOW. Sept 20 (Interfax) - Amendments to the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses imposing punishment for failure to stop spreading or to refute information on a court order, passed their third reading in the State Duma on Thursday.

First-time offenses will be punished with fines of up to 20,000 rubles for citizens, 50,000 rubles for officials, and 200,000 rubles for entities.

A repeat offense will lead to a maximum punishment of ten-day administrative arrest or community service of up to 120 hours for citizens, 15-day administrative arrest or community service of up to 200 hours for officials, and fines of up to 200,000 rubles for entities.