MOSCOW, 30 April/ Radio Sputnik. For spreading false information about the coronavirus can be punished if the accused knew that distributes fake, reported RIA Novosti citing the review of jurisprudence of the Supreme court.
Judges are reminded that liability arises under articles 207.1 and 207.2 – Public dissemination of false information about circumstances that threaten the life and safety of citizens.
under false information, including related to coronavirus infection, we mean the information, “which initially is not true, what was fairly well known to the person distributing it”.
For the offence of knowingly false information should be spread under the guise of authentic. Ships should pay attention to the forms and ways to Express it: links to competent sources, the statements of public persons, use of forged documents, video and audio recordings, or records and documents relating to other events.
the Supreme court pointed out that punishment can be used for self-written post, and repost, however, it is necessary that “the person acted with direct intent, knew that placed them under the guise of reliable information is false, and the goal was to bring this to the attention of other persons.”
it is Emphasized that to constitute a crime should public dissemination of information to the public in the media or on the Internet, and through instant messengers, SMS, pamphlets, posters and speaking at rallies.
In the middle of aprilearly Sputnik reported that SC opened the case for the new fake of the coronavirus in Moscow.
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