Putin introduced criminal punishment for calls for activities against the security of Russia

The document was published on the official Internet portal of legal information.

Criminal liability is introduced for public calls for activities directed against the security of the Russian Federation, or for obstruction by the authorities and their officials of their powers to ensure the security of the Russian Federation.

In this case, the maximum penalty is imprisonment of up to four years.

Earlier, Putin signed a law equating to treason going over to the side of the enemy in the context of hostilities.