In the yard — the cold, the slush and police patrols checking on the observance by citizens of the home quarantine. But the ruling party is already being prepared for hot days, coming after the country’s withdrawal from the anti-epidemic regime of isolation. The party in power knows that “unfreeze” is fraught with strengthening of activity rallies. And intends to curb street element. With new restrictions, of course.
“Now the theme of the meeting seems to be gone — because of the coronavirus, we do not have any meetings nor legal nor illegal, but it may at any moment occur”, — commented anxiously, RIA “Novosti” his latest initiative of the Deputy of the state Duma from “United Russia” Evgeny Marchenko. The fruits of his thinking are not yet officially submitted to the Duma in the form of the bill, but, apparently, are in high degree of readiness.
Lawmaker offers to dramatically toughen punishment for involvement of minors in unauthorized street actions. Today such an act is an administrative offense and is punishable according to the administrative code, a penalty (up to 50 thousand rubles for citizens, up to 500 thousand for legal entities) or with arrest for the term up to 15 days.
In the opinion of the Deputy, this part should be moved to the criminal code, expanding accordingly the current 151-article “Involving of minors in Commission of antisocial actions”. The proposed penalty is up to five years in prison. In addition, Marchenko wants to add article 212 of the criminal code “riots.” Involvement in such a minor shall, according to the Deputy, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years.
“People who involve children in protests or riots where riot police and work con children under the responsibility and involve in criminal activities,” says the MP.
the pathos of his difficult to find fault. Yes, children, of course, our all. But the devil as usual is in the details. More precisely in law enforcement. The law we have in General that pole, and the legislation on rallies, if you continue with the same associative array, and not a flexible whip. Gushing in all directions.
the Concept of “an unsanctioned public event” is so vague that it can be adjusted to almost any gathering of citizens in the amount from two people. And no matter where. Real case: Ministry of internal Affairs of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug is regarded as an illegal rally held in the tundra meeting the 30 herders. By the way, two people — not the minimum. In principle, only one: for violation of Law on rallies often delayed, and individual protesters.
as elastically and the definition of “mass riots”. To those, as we know, was reckoned a mass rally in support of the unregistered candidates deput��tov the Moscow city Duma. Although during these “riots” living showcase, and the suffering of the officials and guardians of the law, if there was, it was mostly moral properties.
with such, to put it mildly, a broad approach will be understood by “involvement of minors”, easy to guess. Unlikely as evidence will have on the appeals addressed to those who are under 18 years of age. Slogans such as “children — to the barricades!”, of course, you will not find. And will not look.
they will Look for the children themselves — among appeared on “the scene” or in its vicinity. And, of course, find: to prevent this, the organizers of the shares — or rather, those whom law enforcement authorities deem it as such — there is no way. And began to be: welcome to the bench! A very handy tool for you to plant almost any troublemaker.
it is not clear yet, however, as to be in cases where the organisers and participants of street actions will speak for themselves minors. There is a clear legislative gap, is fraught with problems, described by Arkady Gaidar in his “Military secret”:
“he Looked malchish-Kibalchish on the street: the empty street. Do not slam the shutters, creaking gate — no one to stand up: and the fathers are gone, and the brothers are gone — no one left… then I Jumped out malchish-Kibalchish on the street and loudly-shouted:
Hey you, malchish, malchish-kids! Or are we, malchish, only sticks to play and in jumping rope? And fathers are gone, and the brothers are gone. Or are we, malchish, sit waiting to burzhuiny came and picked us up in his damn burzhuinstve?..”
While Gaidar’s work is not included in minusovki the list of extremist literature, but it seems only a matter of time. And Hugo and his “Les Miserables” would have cost from sin to put there. Nothing malchish-Kibalchish and haversham to confuse the minds of our raise in reverence to the power of youth!
