Imprisonment for calls for terrorism on Internet may come into force in Russia

The head of the Duma committee on security and fighting corruption, Irina Yarovaya, and the chairman of the Defense and Security Council of the Federation Committee, Viktor Ozerov, have proposed a bill to the State Duma according to which a fine amounting to 1 million rubles or imprisonment of up to 5-7 years may become a punishment for a public campaign for terrorist activities or justification of terrorism on the Internet.