The state Duma abolished the prosecution of the swastika in nepropagande order

The state Duma has information that after the third reading adopted the law on the forbidden symbols. It is a complement to article 20.3 ("Propaganda or public demonstration of Nazi attributes or symbols") of the Code of administrative offences.

Now for a demonstration of swastikas and other banned symbols, if it does not justify the Nazi ideology, administrative liability does not occur and the payment of fines is not provided. It is assumed that the article 20.3 of the administrative code shall not apply to cases when the demonstration of Nazi symbols there is a negative attitude to it. However, it does not contain evidence of fascist or neo-Nazi propaganda.
The Original MPs was to allow the demonstration of forbidden symbols in scientific works, works of culture, if it carries educational or educational load and has no signs of extremist propaganda. In the second reading decided to expand the legal norm for all cases of the use of Nazi symbols if they form a negative attitude to the Nazi ideology and has no signs of propaganda or justification of Nazism.

The Bill introduced a group of MPs, headed by Elena Yampolskaya, representing the party "United Russia".