United Russia Party will present a bill on the life sentence for pedophiles. According to the amendments proposed by parliamentarians, criminal liability for repeated offenses under this article will be more severe. & Nbsp;
The bill also notes the need to increase the age of victims. Today the death penalty can only be imposed on a criminal who has abused a child under the age of 14, stressed one of the document's authors, deputy secretary of the General Council of United Russia, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information and Communication Technologies Alexander Khinshtein .
“ The Kemerovo case is set to be the latest tragedy where children die at the hands of a previously convicted pedophile. We must end this by protecting our children once and for all. With Andrei Turchak and Pavel Krasheninnikov , today we submit to the State Duma on behalf of & bdquo; United Russia & ldquo; a bill that strengthens the criminal liability of pedophiles & # 39; & # 39 ;, & mdash; he said.
The most severe punishment & mdash; life imprisonment & mdash; The bill proposes to establish for any pedophile when the crime is associated with serious consequences or committed against two or more children, as well as for any repeated crime against the sexual integrity of minors. The initiative will not concern Viktor Pesternikov , who was arrested in the Kemerovo region. “ According to current legislation, he already faces life imprisonment under two articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, & # 39; & # 39; & mdash; remembers Alexander Khinshtein.
“ We also propose to increase the age of the victims. Today, life sentences can only be imposed on a criminal who has abused a child under the age of 14. Our editors raise that bar. To do this, we are changing the wording of Articles 131 and 132 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation & # 39; & # 39 ;, & mdash; he noted.
The deputies of United Russia also began to draft a law on the constant monitoring of those released whose actions do not fall under life imprisonment (for example, if the crime took place without violence, with mutual consent). There is a need to work out its technical implementation, to synchronize with the legislation on administrative control and crime prevention, as Khinshtein explained. & Nbsp;
“ Position of & bdquo; United Russia & ldquo; unambiguously: anyone who has committed a crime against a child should be punished as severely as possible. If the gravity of the crime does not allow him to receive a life sentence, then he must be under the vigilant watch of the state and society, '' & mdash; Khinshtein concluded.