Article 164. Incitement of Social, National, Tribal, Racial, or Religious Enmity

1. Deliberate actions aimed at the incitement of social, national, tribal, racial, or religious enmity or antagonism, or at offense to the national honor and dignity, or religious feelings of citizens, as well as propaganda of exclusiveness, superiority, or inferiority of citizens based on their attitude towards religion, or their genetic or racial belonging, if these acts are committed publicly or with the use of the mass information media, -

shall be punished by a fine in an amount up to one thousand monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period up to ten months , or by detention under arrest for a period up to six months, or by correctional labour for a period up to two years or deprivation of freedom for period up to five years.

2. The same acts committed by a group of persons or committed repeatedly, or combined with violence or a threat to apply it, as well as committed by a person with the use of his official position, or by the head of a public association, - shall be punished by a fine in an amount from five hundred to three thousand [monthly assessment indices, or in an amount of wages or other income of a given convict for a period from, five months up to one year or by restriction of freedom for a period up to four years, or by imprisonment for a period from two to six years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to engage in certain types of activity for a period up to three years, or without it.

3. The acts stipulated by the first and second parts of this Article which entailed serious consequences,

shall be punished by imprisonment for a period from three to ten years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or to engage in certain types of activity for a period up to three years, or without it.

Chapter 5. Crimes Against the Basis of the Constitutional Order and the Safety of the State

Date: 2014-12-21; view: 935