"The government of the Russian Federation supports the bill," TASS quotes the text of the document.

The draft law proposes to amend Article 104.1 of the Criminal Code of Russia and provide for "the expansion of the list of crimes for which confiscation of property is possible, by including acts committed out of mercenary motives."

Earlier, the Investigative Committee of Russia in the Zaporozhye region completed the investigation of a criminal case against a local resident of Berdyansk, who is accused of spreading fakes about the actions of the Russian Armed Forces.