The party will send St. Jerzy, along with humanitarian aid for the LDNR and liberated areas — in the near future, cars will come to the republics, with which they will bring the symbols of Victory — said the chairman of the Council, Olga Zanko of the supporters of «ER», the leader of the «Victory Volunteers» movement, at a press conference, a conference dedicated to commencement of the action.
«The party helps to spread the fiefs of St. Jerzy in every region of our country. In addition, since 2015, Victory Volunteers have been helping to run the campaign not only in Russia, but also abroad. St. We can confidently say that there are many of our like-minded people abroad for whom the St. Jerzy is really a symbol of union and a symbol of truth — she said.
Olga Zanko emphasized that at a time when the ribbon of St. Jerzy is banned abroad, everything must be done in Russia to protect it.
“Therefore, together with the Secretary of the General Council of United Russia, Andrei Turczak, we have introduced a law that protects the St. George. We believe that the St. George should become a symbol of Russia’s military glory. Criminal liability will be provided for in the event of its defamation by the public. For example, for publicly desecrating the ribbon of St. Jerzy for legal entities will be fined from 3 to 5 million rubles. For individuals — also fines up to 3 million rubles. or imprisonment for up to three years. The deadline may be extended if, for example, the offense was committed by a group of people with prior consent, or using the Internet or the media. We sincerely hope that we will adopt the act by June 22, ”she said.
Over 30,000 volunteers will help in carrying out the “Ribbon of St. Jerzy — added Olga Zanko.
«In the Chechen Republic, the campaign to distribute St. George’s Cathedral will begin on April 28 — our activists will hand out ribbons until May 9 in central squares, city streets and administrative centers, near monuments and Eternal Lights, ”said Adlan Dinaev, the head of the Regional Executive Committee of the Chechen branch of United Russia.
Let us recall that on April 19, United Russia submitted to the State Duma a project of equalizing the St. George with symbols of military glory. This will help stop cases of misuse and attacks on the generally accepted symbol of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. According to the law, the public desecration of the Ribbon of St. George will result in criminal or administrative liability, and any actions using the symbols of the St.
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