Russia toughens punishment for terrorism financers

The amendments also introduced "propaganda of terrorism" to the Criminal Law, and the convicted will face five to seven years in prison with a fine of 300,000 to one million rubles.

By: IANS | Moscow | Published: December 30, 2017 9:12 am

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(Source: AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed amendments to the Criminal Law to toughen punishment of those who finance terrorism or recruit terrorists. The amendments were published on Russia’s official website of legal information on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.