Russian lawmakers have removed from controversial “anti-terrorist” draft legislation a provision that would have banned citizens from traveling abroad, once they’ve received an “official warning” regarding the inadmissibility of participating in terrorist or extremist activities.
The latest draft of the law would, however, prohibit individuals convicted of terrorist or extremist crimes from traveling to foreign countries, until their convictions have been expunged or overturned.
According to the news agency RBC, the legislation also includes a list of existing laws against terrorism, convictions under which would trigger a ban on foreign travel. (RBC says the legislation does not offer a list of specific laws against extremism, however.)
Lawmakers have also removed language from the bill limiting the ban on foreign travel to five years. Now the bill says nothing about a time limit on the prohibition.