{"id":97103,"date":"2023-03-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lebanonnewsgazette.com\/?guid=a1cad96e687596f976e7e9cc10ee0a28"},"modified":"2023-03-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T00:00:00","slug":"president-putin-signs-tougher-law-on-slandering-fighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lebanonnewsgazette.com\/president-putin-signs-tougher-law-on-slandering-fighters\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESIDENT PUTIN SIGNS TOUGHER LAW ON SLANDERING FIGHTERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed amendments into law imposing harsher punishments for disinformation about the Russian military. The legislation approved by lawmakers earlier this month expands the law&#8217;s coverage to volunteer fighters. Previously, legal protection against slander and disinformation covered only the official armed forces. The new measure includes &#8220;volunteer battalions, organizations or individuals assisting the completion of tasks, set before the armed forces of the Russian Federation.&#8221; The punishment for an offense can range from fines of 100,000 rubles ($1300) to 1.5 million rubles ($19,485) or up to seven years in prison and a ban on holding public office. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Source: National News Agency-Lebnon<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed amendments into law imposing harsher punishments for disinformation about the Russian military. 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