Russian Parliament Passes Bill to Confiscate Assets of Military Critics

The law will target those convicted of spreading 'false information' about the military, inciting 'extremist activities', or 'discrediting' the armed forces.

• Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, has approved a bill allowing for the confiscation of assets from individuals convicted of spreading 'deliberately false information' about the military.
• The bill is expected to be approved by the upper house and signed into law by President Vladimir Putin.
• The law will apply to those convicted of publicly inciting 'extremist activities', calling for actions that would harm state security, or 'discrediting' the armed forces.
• 'Discrediting' the armed forces is already a criminal offense under an existing law, which has been used extensively to silence critics of Putin.
• Despite the crackdown on dissent, the Kremlin maintains that Russian society is united in supporting the war.

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