The Russian lower house, the State Duma, adopted on Tuesday a law on criminal liability for violation of quarantine, and also said that those who spread fake information about the spread of coronavirus would get up to five years in prison
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 31st March, 2020) The Russian lower house, the State Duma, adopted on Tuesday a law on criminal liability for violation of quarantine, and also said that those who spread fake information about the spread of coronavirus would get up to five years in prison.
The duma's speaker, Vyacheslav Volodin, and the head of the committee on state building and legislation Pavel Krasheninnikov are behind the initiative.
Those who violate the conditions of the quarantine will face fines of up to 2 million rubles ($25,000) or even a prison term of up to 7 years.
Meanwhile, those who spread fake information about the COVID-19 pandemic will face a five-year prison term.
