Leader Vladimir Putin approved changes to the criminal rule, toughening the punishment for terrorist recruitment up to life imprisonment. The relevant law placed on the official Internet portal of legal information.

Document toughens responsibility for financing terrorism and for recruiting or other involvement of Residents in carrying out terrorist crimes.

for it will be punished by imprisonment for the term from 8 till 20 years with a fine of from three hundred to seven hundred thousand Rubles. or by life imprisonment. Currently, for such transgressions to a maximum of ten years.

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