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Vasily Piskaryov
Василий Пискарёв
Member of the State Duma
Assumed office
5 October 2016
Deputy head of the Investigative Committee
In office
13 March 2012 – 5 October 2016
HeadAlexander Bastrykin
Personal details
Born (1963-11-08) November 8, 1963 (age 60)
Shilovka, Kastorensky District, Kursk Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materSverdlovsk Law Institute
Awards
Military service
RankState Councillor of Justice, 1st class

Vasily Ivanovich Piskaryov (Russian: Василий Иванович Пискарёв) is a deputy for the United Russia party in the 7th State Duma of the Russian Federation.[1] He is the head of the committee on Safety and Anti-Corruption.[2][3]

On February 28, 2022, during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Pisharyov introduced a bill in his committee that would criminalize the distribution of "fake" news or information about the war, with punishments of up to 15 years in prison.[4] Determination of whether the information was "fake" is left to the Russian government. The bill was widely criticized as a ploy to silence independent journalism in the country.[5][6][4] The bill passed the Duma and was signed into law on March 4 by Russian President Vladimir Putin, prompting dozens of news organizations, both in and out of Russia, to stop publishing news about the war.[5]

Sanctions

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Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [7]

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References

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  1. ^ "Putin unveils security reshuffle". Financial Times. May 2016.
  2. ^ "Putin reshuffles Russia's law enforcement structures". Reuters. 30 April 2016.
  3. ^ "State Duma adopts bill on status of meetings between imprisoned parents and their children". RAPSI. 12 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Proposed Russian legislation threatens 15 years in prison for 'fake' information about Ukraine invasion". Committee to Protect Journalists. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b Darcy, Oliver. "CNN, BBC, and others suspend broadcasting from Russia after Putin signs law limiting press". CNN. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. ^ Troianovski, Anton (4 March 2022). "Russia Takes Censorship to New Extremes, Stifling War Coverage". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  7. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.