A Russian senator wants to ban ‘criminal subculture’ propaganda
Source: TASS
Russian Senator Anton Belyakov has drafted legislation that would ban the propagation of “criminal subculture.”
The legislation would amend existing laws on mass media, information, and child protections. Belyakov says the reforms would target “information about the sociocultural values of the criminal world aimed at attracting individuals to criminal behavior.” The senator says such “propaganda” is no less dangerous socially than information that promotes suicide, illegal drugs, and extremism.
Over the past several years, “Convicts’ Codexes” — or AUEs — have become popular among some Russian teenagers. Members adopt prisoners’ customs and traditions in their everyday lives.