A “hole” was left in Russian legislation for bandits from the 90s
The State Duma refused to tighten the legislation and prohibit citizens who have ever been convicted of serious crimes from becoming senators. The remaining “loophole” allows such citizens to receive a mandate as a member of the Federation Council if their criminal record is expunged. A ban on becoming senators for those with a criminal record for serious crimes was proposed by a member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation faction Alexey Kurinny, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Persons who have been convicted in the past, for example...