Russian parliament debates tough new bill against street rallies - Electronic Cigarette Accessories
Russian parliament debates tough new bill against street rallies - Electronic Cigarette Accessories Business,Business News,Business Opportunities MOSCOW – The Kremlin -controlled Russian parliament held a marathon sessionTuesday to ram through a draconian bill that would raise fines150-fold for people taking part in unsanctioned rallies in a bid todiscourage the opposition from challenging President VladimirPutin. The bill would jack up fines from the current 2,000 rubles to300,000 rubles ($9,000) in response to a series of massive proteststhat have reflected a growing public irritation with Putin's12-year rule. The potential punishment is more severe than for manyother crimes, includ ing even violations in the storage of nuclearmaterials. The opposition factions in the lower house, the State Duma, putforward several hundred amendments in an unprecedented attempt tostymie the bill's passage that reflected their new willingness tostand up to the Kremlin . Members of the Krem...