Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law providing for life imprisonment for six pedophiles who have previously been convicted of violent acts against minors, as well as those who first used violence against two or more children, the Russian agency reports. ΤΑΣΣ. The new Russian law has been published on the official legal information portal of the country and, as provided by Russian law, will enter into force within ten days of its publication.
Until now, life imprisonment could only be imposed for the rape of people under the age of 14 by pedophiles who had previously been convicted of similar crimes, but the new law expands the age limit and sets the maximum sentence of life imprisonment for any pedophile who repeats sex character attack against any minor, even over 14 years old. The same stricter sentence of life imprisonment will be provided for those who have not previously been charged with rape but have sexually abused two or more minors, or if “this crime is linked to the commission of another heinous or highly heinous crime.”
The new, tougher law was introduced in the State Duma (lower house) for a vote in September 2021 and passed in first reading in late December. , a historic city on the Volga, 330 km northeast of Moscow.
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