(Moscow) Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Friday evening punishing prison sentences of up to 15 years for “false information” about Moscow’s action abroad, an additional repressive weapon to control information on its offensive in Ukraine.
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This text, whose presidential signature marks the entry into force, punishes the “public dissemination of knowingly false information under the guise of reliable information” about the “activities of Russian state bodies outside Russian territory”.
The expected penalty increases to 15 years in prison if the “false information” has “resulted in serious consequences”.
This law complements the one adopted at the beginning of March which provides for up to 15 years in prison for the publication of “false information” on the Russian army.