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FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of December 27, 2018 No. 519-FZ

About modification of article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation

Accepted by the State Duma on December 19, 2018

Approved by the Federation Council on December 21, 2018

Bring in article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (The Russian Federation Code, 1996, No. 25, Art. 2954; 2003, No. 50, Art. 4848; 2011, No. 50, Art. 7362; 2014, No. 6, Art. 556; No. 26, Art. 3385; 2016, to No. 28, the Art. 4559) change, having stated it in the following edition:

"Article 282. Arousing hatred or hostility, and is equal humiliation of human dignity

1. The actions directed to arousing hatred or hostility, and also to humiliation of advantage of the person or group of persons on the bases of sex, races, nationalities, language, origin, the relation to religion, and it is equal the belongings to any social group made publicly including with use of mass media or information and telecommunication networks, including Internet network, the-faced ambassador of its administrative prosecution for similar act within one year, -

are punished by penalty at the rate from three hundred thousand to five hundred thousand rubles or in the amount of the salary or other income of the convict for the period from two to three years, or forced labor for a period of one year up to four years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to be engaged in certain activities for a period of up to three years, or imprisonment for a period of two up to five years.

2. The actions directed to arousing hatred or hostility, and also to humiliation of advantage of the person or group of persons on the bases of sex, races, nationalities, language, origin, the relation to religion, and it is equal the belongings to any social group made publicly including with use of mass media or information and telecommunication networks, including Internet network:

a) using violence or with threat of its application;

b) person with use of the official position;

c) organized group, -

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