Putin toughens punishment for ‘armed rebellion’
Maria Sandu
Leading a plot to overthrow the Russian government may result in life behind bars President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Saturday giving Russian courts the ability to sentence organizers of armed rebellions to life in prison. The previous version of the regulation specified that courts should sentence them to between 12 and 20 years. The amendments published by the official legal website of the Russian government differentiate between regular participants and masterminds of attempts to
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