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FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of December 19, 2016 No. 436-FZ

About introduction of amendments to article 299 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Article 151 of the Code of penal procedure of the Russian Federation

Accepted by the State Duma on November 30, 2016

Approved by the Federation Council on December 14, 2016

Article 1

Article 299 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (The Russian Federation Code, 1996, 25, the Art. 2954) to state to No. in the following edition:

"Article 299. Attraction obviously innocent to criminal liability or illegal initiation of legal proceedings

1. Attraction obviously innocent to criminal liability - is punished by imprisonment for a period of up to seven years.

2. The same act connected to accusation of person in making of heavy or especially serious crime or which entailed causing major damage or other heavy effects -

it is punished by imprisonment for a period of five up to ten years.

3. Illegal initiation of legal proceedings if this act is made for the purpose of hindrance of business activity or from mercenary or other personal interest and entailed the termination of business activity or causing major damage, -

it is punished by imprisonment for a period of five up to ten years.

Note. Major damage the damage which amount exceeds one million five hundred thousand rubles is recognized this Article.".

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