FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of July 28, 2012 No. 141-FZ

About introduction of amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and separate legal acts of the Russian Federation

Accepted by the State Duma on July 13, 2012

Approved by the Federation Council on July 18, 2012

Article 1

Bring in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (The Russian Federation Code, 1996, No. 25, Art. 2954; 1999, No. 7, Art. 871; 2001, No. 11, Art. 1002; 2003, No. 50, Art. 4848; 2004, No. 30, Art. 3091; 2007, No. 31, Art. 4011; 2008, No. 48, Art. 5513; 2009, No. 52, Art. 6453; 2010, No. 19, Art. 2289; 2011, No. 11, Art. 1495; No. 15, Art. 2039; No. 19, Art. 2714; No. 50, Art. 7362; 2012, No. 10, Art. 1162) following changes:

Shall be replaced with words 1) in part two of Article 46 of the word "to one million rubles" "to five million rubles", to exclude the words "for heavy and especially serious crimes";

To add 2) with Article 128.1 of the following content:

"Article 128.1. Slander

1. Slander, that is distribution of obviously false data discrediting honor and advantage of other person or hurting its reputation -

it is punished by penalty at the rate to five hundred thousand rubles or in the amount of the salary or other income of the convict for the period up to six months or obligatory works for a period of up to hundred sixty hours.

2. The slander containing in public statement, publicly shown work or mass media -

it is punished by penalty at the rate to one million rubles or in the amount of the salary or other income of the convict for the period up to one year or obligatory works for a period of up to two hundred forty hours.

3. The slander made with use of the official position -

it is punished by penalty at the rate to two million rubles or in the amount of the salary or other income of the convict for the period up to two years or obligatory works for a period of up to three hundred twenty hours.

4. Slander that person has the disease constituting danger to people around, and equally in the slander connected to accusation of person in crime execution of sexual nature -

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