Moscow, March 29, 2012
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The Novosibirsk regional Legislative Assembly has proposed amending the Code of Administrative Offences so that an ordinary individual guilty of propaganda of homosexuality among minors should face a fine varying from 4,000 to 5,000 rubles. An official guilty of the same offence would be fined 40,000 to 50,000 rubles and a legal entity from 400,000 to 500,000 rubles.
The authors of the bill insist that their proposal cannot be viewed as one violating constitutional rights of individuals.
The bill authorizes Interior Ministry officials to compile
administrative offence reports for public activities aimed
at propagating homosexuality among minors, and judges
would be authorized to consider such administrative
offences.
