President Putin signs a bill to amend the law to penalize the spread of false information

President Putin has signed a bill to amend the law to impose penalties on those who disseminate false information over Russia's ongoing military invasion of Ukraine.

It seems that the aim is to further strengthen information control and suppress the voices of opposition to the war that are spreading in Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill to amend the law on the 4th, stating that "penalties will be imposed on individuals and groups that intentionally disseminate false information about the activities of the Russian army."

The law also imposes fines and imprisonment for "calling for illegal acts that could lead to the loss of credibility of the military" with the intention of participating in anti-war demonstrations.

The Putin administration seems to have the aim of further strengthening information control and suppressing the voices of opposition to the war that are spreading in Russia.

In Russia, some independent media have been virtually closed so far because of false information about the victims of civilian attacks by Russian troops in Ukraine, and the BBC, a public broadcaster in the United Kingdom. And Bloomberg of the United States announced on the 4th that they will stop coverage activities in Russia.

Western media Suspension of coverage activities in Russia one after another

As Russian President Vladimir Putin tightens information control, Western media have decided to take measures such as suspending coverage activities in Russia one after another.

Of these, the British public broadcaster BBC criticized on the 4th that "it seems that the process of independent journalism is a crime" and "staff safety is the highest priority and is prosecuted for performing duties. We cannot be exposed to the risk of this, "he said.

In addition, Canada's public broadcaster CBC released a statement on the 4th, saying, "We are temporarily suspending coverage from the field in consideration of the risk to our journalists and staff in Russia."

In addition, Bloomberg of the United States issued a statement on the 4th, "I am very sorry, but I have decided to temporarily suspend the coverage activity in Russia."

Similarly, ABC TV in the United States announced on the 4th that it had forgotten the broadcast from Moscow scheduled for that day, and regarding future activities, "We carefully judge the local situation with the safety of staff as the top priority. I want to. "