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Putin signs law banning rehabilitation of Nazism
Monday, May 5, 2014 16:14
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Putin signs law banning rehabilitation of Nazism
President Vladimir Putin has signed a law banning the rehabilitation of Nazism, the Kremlin press service said on Monday. The law, which introduces criminal punishment of up to five years in jail for the denial of facts set out by the post-war Nuremberg trials and for the dissemination of false information on the actions of the Soviet Union during the war, was earlier adopted by the parliament. Publicly desecrating symbols of Russian military glory or spreading information disrespecting public holidays related to the country’s defense will be punishable by a fine of up to 300,000 rubles, ($8,400) or community service for up to a year, RIA Novosti
