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Law eliminating imprisonment as form of punishment for minors

November 25, 2014

The President signed the Federal Law On Amending Article 54 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Articles 69 and 72 of the Criminal Penitentiary Code of the Russian Federation.

The Federal Law stipulates eliminating provisions from the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and the Criminal Corrections Code of the Russian Federation concerning assignment and execution of imprisonment as a form of punishment for minors.

In accordance with the amendments, imprisonment cannot be given as punishment to individuals who are not eighteen years or over at the time of sentencing.

November 25, 2014