Liability for sanctions appeals to be toughened in Belarus

Parliamentarians plan to pass a lot of socially important bills in the new lawmaking season. Among them are the codes on education and culture, the law on civil service. They will also consider the rights and protection of disabled people. And at the opening of the autumn session, deputies and senators have already considered new high-profile bills.

In particular, amendments to the Criminal Code were passed. Article 361 has a simplified wording. Now calls for sanctions against one's own country will be punished. If they are spread via the Internet, the media, or using one's official position, the punishment becomes more serious: from 4 to 12 years. The bill passed its first reading.