By Tsarizm Staff | November 6, 2020
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With rumors swirling that Russian President Putin may have Parkinson’s Disease, the parliament in Moscow has moved to give ex-presidents lifetime immunity, giving credence to reports on Putin’s health.
Russian lawmakers submitted legislation [2] Thursday that would grant former presidents lifetime immunity from criminal prosecution under President Vladimir Putin’s constitutional reforms, Interfax reported [3], wrote The Moscow Times.
Under current laws, presidents cannot be held criminally or administratively liable for crimes committed while serving their terms. A parliamentary working group assessing Putin’s constitutional reforms proposed earlier this year to extend presidential immunity beyond their terms of office.
“The bill secures immunity guarantees for ex-presidents beyond the terms of their presidential powers,” Interfax quoted Senator Andrei Klishas, the group’s co-chair, as telling reporters.
“This expands the timeframe of immunity guarantees for a president who stops exercising their powers,” added Klishas, who chairs the upper-house Federation Council’s Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building.
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