Putin called \»raw\» draft amnesty for economic crimes

Russian President Vladimir Putin called «raw» draft amnesty for economic crimes and suggested that further discuss it with the expert community and the General Prosecutor\’s Office.

The intention to make to the Duma a draft amnesty for those convicted of economic crimes has announced the ombudsman businessmen Boris Titov. His initiative was supported by the State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin and the entire leadership of the «United Russia». According to the draft regulations of the State Duma of the amnesty is expected to release from punishment and the criminal responsibility of businessmen convicted of nearly 50 articles of the Criminal Code.

According to Putin\’s offer of an amnesty for economic crimes is rather crude and unexamined character. «In some things with the responsibility of» overdoing «and in the other — the problems are not noticed and no responsibility at all,» — he said.