No inconsistencies between National Guard Law versions signed by president, approved by parliament - Peskov
MOSCOW. July 6 (Interfax) - The Kremlin has discovered why alleged inconsistencies in the texts of the National Guard Law signed by the president and approved by the State Duma were reported, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.
"Yes, we have found out. This is about the permit to carry weapons, which is issued for a period of either five or ten years," Peskov said, speaking of reports on the alleged inconsistencies in those documents.
"First the State Duma had texts indicating ten years. At the same time, the State Duma passed a document [prescribing a weapon licensing period of] five years. The document [prescribing] five years was submitted to the Federation Council, five years [were prescribed by the document received] by the president from the Federation Council, and [the bill] was signed in strict compliance with legislation," Peskov said.
"Old documents were uploaded to certain websites, but those websites had nothing to do with the president," he said.
"As you are aware, the Kremlin website is the official publisher," the presidential press secretary said.
"There seems to be a mistake in the State Duma's database. I do not know which exactly but it could be the State Duma's. Anyway, this is a mistake in a database, which is not the official publisher," Peskov said.
"Everything was done correctly, in strict compliance with the law. What is meant here is five years," Peskov said.