The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed the law on strengthening the responsibility under the criminal code for bribing voters and other violations of the electoral law. For bribing you can now go to jail for 7 years for selling his vote at the election to pay a penalty of approximately $ 400.

The Ukrainian Parliament on strengthening the responsibility for violation of electoral law at a meeting on 14 October.

for example, the law provides a penalty of imprisonment for up to seven years for bribing voters. First for such violation of the law was provided by the liability in the form of imprisonment for up to five years.

In addition, the law contains a new feature in the form of retribution for sale by the voter of his voice. For such unlawful act introduces criminal responsibility in the form of a fine in the amount of from 1700 UAH (about $ 130) up to 5400 UAH (about $ 400).

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