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Vasily Piskaryov

Vasily Piskaryov

Russian politician

Vasily Ivanovich Piskaryov (Russian: Василий Иванович Пискарёв) is a deputy for the United Russia party in the 7th State Duma of the Russian Federation.[1] He is the head of the committee on Safety and Anti-Corruption.[2][3]

Quick Facts Member of the State Duma, Deputy head of the Investigative Committee ...

On February 28, 2022, during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Pisharyov introduced a bill in his committee that would criminalize the distribution of "fake" news or information about the war, with punishments of up to 15 years in prison.[4] Determination of whether the information was "fake" is left to the Russian government. The bill was widely criticized as a ploy to silence independent journalism in the country.[5][6][4] The bill passed the Duma and was signed into law on March 4 by Russian President Vladimir Putin, prompting dozens of news organizations, both in and out of Russia, to stop publishing news about the war.[5]

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [7]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Putin unveils security reshuffle". Financial Times. May 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Putin reshuffles Russia's law enforcement structures". Reuters. 30 April 2016.
  3. [3]
    "State Duma adopts bill on status of meetings between imprisoned parents and their children". RAPSI. 12 July 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Proposed Russian legislation threatens 15 years in prison for 'fake' information about Ukraine invasion". Committee to Protect Journalists. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  5. [5]
    Darcy, Oliver. "CNN, BBC, and others suspend broadcasting from Russia after Putin signs law limiting press". CNN. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. [6]
    Troianovski, Anton (4 March 2022). "Russia Takes Censorship to New Extremes, Stifling War Coverage". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  7. [7]
    "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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