russia revoked the citizenship of two people for drug trafficking in moscow, using a new law that allows citizenship to be revoked
for serious crimes. Both had obtained Russian citizenship legally and were prosecuted for drug possession and transportation.
In Russia.
for the first time deprived of citizenship two men who had previously been prosecuted for drug distribution.
for drug distribution. The case took place in Moscow. The case took place in moscow.
This was reported by russian media, reports UNN.
The measure affected two men in Moscow,
prosecuted for drug trafficking. To deprive
citizenship in this order can be deprived under the new law. The men became citizens of Russia in accordance with the procedure established by law.
Details
According to journalists, one of the men who fell under the newly adopted law, earlier detained in Zhulebino. The law enforcers found him 19 rolls with mephedrone. The second man
was apprehended
on Kosinskoe highway with one package of the same synthetic drug.
of the same synthetic drug.
Both men were prosecuted
both were prosecuted under the article on acquisition, storage, transportation and manufacture of
of narcotic drugs on a large scale (part 2 of article 228 of the Criminal Code).
In addition.
In addition, decisions have been issued against these men to terminate their citizenship of the russian Federation. Their valid russian passports have been confiscated.
Context
In russia, since October, a law has been in force on
deprivation of acquired citizenship for spreading fakes about the russian Armed Forces,
discrediting the army, serious crimes, as well as for actions endangering the national security of russia, desertion, and for the following.
Russian national security, desertion and calls to extremism. The general
list of criminal articles for which citizenship can be revoked includes 60 items.