“The Russian government officially supported my initiative to introduce criminal liability for the transfer of mobile communications to colonies and prisons,” he said in Telegram.
Khinshtein stressed that the telephone in places of detention is dangerous and criminal by definition, as it can be used to make fraudulent calls, prepare new crimes, or put pressure on witnesses.
The head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Telecommunications and Mass Media of Russia, Maksut Shadayev, previously announced a bill that sets a limit on spam calls to subscribers.