State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin on his Telegram channel said that the law on life imprisonment for recidivist pedophiles has come into force.
“Punishment will threaten those who were convicted of violent acts against minors or committed them against two or more children,” the politician said, noting that there are many gaps in the legislation on this issue, in connection with this, work needs to be continued.
Volodin also said that he had applied to the Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia with a request to analyze the law enforcement practice of issuing convictions for crimes against children under the articles of the Criminal Code.
“Pedophiles need to be punished as harshly as possible. Even if the crime is committed for the first time. And this position should be reflected in federal legislation,” the speaker concluded.
