Putin signed the law on decriminalization of family beatings Вести.Ru

the Law on decriminalization battery was signed by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. The document is published on the official Internet portal of legal information. Assault against close relatives derived from the category of criminal offences. Now they are considered administrative offences. But only in cases where such offense was committed for the first time.

the Law sets out article 116 of the Criminal code of the Russian Federation in the new edition. He takes a beating against the close persons committed for the first time, in the category of administrative offences. However, even in the Commission of a specified offense for the first time, the person subject to bringing to criminal liability if the inflicted beatings of hooliganism on motives of political, ideological, racial hostility, and also loved ones person.

Elena Mizulina said that the legislation of the Russian Federation have 59 trains, which provide for criminal liability for violent actions. In her opinion, there is no need to equate assault against close persons to the same act committed out of hooliganism or motivated by political, racial and other hatred. According to her, we are talking about beatings that do not require medical opinions, because they don’t cause harm, it is the minimum intrafamily disputes with the least impact.

Against this measure in several regions of the pickets. In particular, views were expressed about the criminalization of family relations. And also about the impossibility of reconciliation of the parties if a criminal case is filed and of arbitrary police interference in family relationships. Reported by Senator, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on constitutional legislation and state construction Lyudmila Bokova.

According to the law, administrative liability for assault committed for the first time and without causing harm, is installed in the form of administrative arrest for a period from 10 to 15 days and a fine in the amount from 5 to 30 thousand rubles, or obligatory works for 60-120 hours.

Re involved in beating a person to be prosecuted under the criminal law in accordance with article 116 of the criminal code. It provides for a fine up to 40 thousand rubles or the salary or other income of the convicted person for a period up to 3 months, or obligatory works for the term up to 240 hours, or correctional labor for a term up to 6 months, or arrest for a term up to 3 months.