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The New People party has re-submitted to the State Duma a revised bill on countering stalking. The document includes proposals to enshrine the concepts of "obsessive stalking", "restraining order", "stalking" and "victim of stalking" in the legislation. The relevant materials are at the disposal of RBC.
According to the bill, it is proposed to supplement the Code of Administrative Offenses with a new article providing for liability for prosecution. The document will be discussed in the government commission.
The explanatory memorandum clarifies the definitions of persecution, as well as establishes the legal framework for combating this phenomenon and protecting victims. The document emphasizes that the current norms of the Code of Administrative Offenses and the Criminal Code do not cover all types of such offenses and do not take into account the severity of psychological harm that stalking causes to victims.
"Obsessive stalking" refers to actions that cause the victim psycho-emotional stress and fear for their safety or the safety of their loved ones. These actions continue despite warnings to stop.
The text of the document states that such actions include repeated deliberate tracking or waiting for the victim in places of his daily life, as well as repeated deliberate attempts to establish contact, including phone calls, SMS messages, interaction via the Internet, mail correspondence, sending gifts and other similar actions.
The deputies noted that the mechanism of prohibition of approaching the victim is already provided for by the Criminal Procedure Code, but it applies only to certain types of offenses.
The first version of the bill was submitted to the State Duma in October 2023. Then representatives of the party pointed out that there is no direct ban on approaching the victim of persecution in the legislation. The government returned the document for revision, drawing attention to the need for preliminary amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses. The review emphasized that it was necessary to form law enforcement practice that could confirm the increase in the number of such offenses. It was also pointed out that the proposed definitions of persecution did not meet the requirements of clarity and unambiguousness.
According to the bill, it is proposed to supplement the Code of Administrative Offenses with a new article providing for liability for prosecution. The document will be discussed in the government commission.
The explanatory memorandum clarifies the definitions of persecution, as well as establishes the legal framework for combating this phenomenon and protecting victims. The document emphasizes that the current norms of the Code of Administrative Offenses and the Criminal Code do not cover all types of such offenses and do not take into account the severity of psychological harm that stalking causes to victims.
"Obsessive stalking" refers to actions that cause the victim psycho-emotional stress and fear for their safety or the safety of their loved ones. These actions continue despite warnings to stop.
The text of the document states that such actions include repeated deliberate tracking or waiting for the victim in places of his daily life, as well as repeated deliberate attempts to establish contact, including phone calls, SMS messages, interaction via the Internet, mail correspondence, sending gifts and other similar actions.
The deputies noted that the mechanism of prohibition of approaching the victim is already provided for by the Criminal Procedure Code, but it applies only to certain types of offenses.
The first version of the bill was submitted to the State Duma in October 2023. Then representatives of the party pointed out that there is no direct ban on approaching the victim of persecution in the legislation. The government returned the document for revision, drawing attention to the need for preliminary amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses. The review emphasized that it was necessary to form law enforcement practice that could confirm the increase in the number of such offenses. It was also pointed out that the proposed definitions of persecution did not meet the requirements of clarity and unambiguousness.