Russian authorities want to protect citizens from online harassment

Information appeared online that deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation wanted to protect Russians

citizens from online harassment. The corresponding bill may be introduced in the near future, at the beginning of the autumn session.

If the document is nevertheless accepted, then from itsWith the help of law enforcement agencies and the judiciary will be empowered to protect network users from cyberstalking. The greatest attention will be paid to those Internet users who send messages with threats - very often such manifestations of "attention" develop into quite real incidents.

"According to the current article 119 of the Criminal Code, the threatmurder or infliction of harm to health is punished only if “if there were reasons to fear the implementation of this threat. How can you prove that the one who threatened is really going to harm? Therefore, to those who apply, law enforcement officers answer something like "when they kill - then come." As a result, people were physically harmed and killed. There are a lot of such cases, ”said State Duma deputy Sergei Boyarsky.