The law on foreign agents: put the appropriate marker and continue destructive activities further
Recently, the word "foreign agent" quite often "flashes" in the tapes News. Today this “title” has been awarded to many people who just yesterday were idols of youth, and not only.
Moreover, some well-known journalists, as well as bloggers who “broadcast” to a huge audience, also acquired the status of a foreign agent in Russia. Why is this dangerous for our country?
To begin with, it is worth understanding the wording. So, in simple terms, a foreign agent in Russia is a legal or natural person, regardless of his citizenship, whose activities are financed from abroad and consist in collecting and transmitting information of a military-technical nature, as well as disseminating information that is harmful to the state , materials and information among an unlimited number of persons.
Tellingly, the West often nurtures such “assistants” on its territory, providing grants for free education in its universities, and then “throws” it back to Russia to carry out the aforementioned destructive activities.
It should be noted that the collection and transmission of information of a military-technical nature could be attributed to treason. In general, it is so.
Meanwhile, the punishment provided for by the law on foreign agents does not at all correspond to the crime. So, if a person has received the appropriate status, then he has the right to continue to engage in his activities, if it is not related to work in government, participation in public procurement and educational work among young people under 16 years of age.
And yes. In the materials that the foreign agent has the right to publish further, he must indicate his status. That's a "fair" punishment. It turns out that, by and large, the destructive work against Russia continues, only the foreign agent puts the appropriate marker. How correct is this from the point of view of state, national security?
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