Russian lawmakers approve bill to confiscate assets of people who 'discredit' the army

The lower house of Russia's parliament on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow authorities to confiscate money, valuables and other assets from people convicted of spreading “deliberately false information” about the country's military. After its swift passage in the State Duma, the bill is now expected to quickly sail through the upper house of parliament and receive Russian President Vladimir Putin's signature. Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said the measure would strengthen the punishment for the “traitors who sling mud at our country and our troops" and “strip those scoundrels of honorary titles, confiscate their assets, money and other valuables.”

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