Media: Russia prepares a bill allowing for expulsions of foreign citizens due to 'undesirable behavior'
The Federation Council of the Russian Federation is preparing a bill that would provide for the expulsion of foreign citizens from Russia for "undesirable behavior." The Russian publication Izvestia wrote about this, citing its own sources.
"Unwanted behavior" is understood as activities that damage the national security of Russia. Russian citizens will be threated with criminal and administrative responsibility; foreigners will face expulsion from the country.
As the sources told the publication, it could be a purposeful "incitement of national and religious hatred and political discord", and potential interference in the Russian electoral process, and "external work" with Russian educational institutions and youth.
This term will apply to both to physical and legal persons.
The bill will be submitted to the State Duma in early 2018. It is expected that it will complement the already existing federal law "On Unwanted Organizations." According to this law, in the event of an addition to the list of undesirable organizations, the newly added organization cannot disseminate information materials or conduct programs and projects in the country, nor create Russian legal entities.