The European Union sanctions Russian judges

– International news – Tasnim News According to the Swiss SRF, the European Union will impose a new sanctions regime against those responsible for serious violations. Human rights are in Russia.

Among those affected by the EU decision are Russian judges, including in the trial of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was held in a prison camp in February. died, participated.

This report was published based on the decision published by the foreign ministers of the European Union. The Federal Penal Service of the Russian Federation is also affected by this decision. Also, people who, according to Europe, have acted against Russian human rights activist Oleg Orlov in suppressing artists are punished under this plan.

For example, in justifying sanctions against the Federal Penal Service of the Russian Federation ( FSIN) has said it is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

As a federal agency, the penal service is also responsible for camps It was a prison where Navalny was being held for political reasons.

The new sanctions were imposed under a new legal framework to sanction serious human rights violations in Russia that was passed on Monday. Now this plan makes it possible to carry out punitive measures against individuals and organizations that the European Union believes are responsible for suppressing the opposition in this country.

The European Union describes examples of internal repression as torture. and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, arbitrary executions or enforced disappearances and arbitrary arrests. Informally, the new legal framework in the EU is also known as the Navalny sanctions regime.

Since the new sanctions mainly include EU entry bans and asset freezes, there are generally serious consequences for Those who are affected do not.

However, the European Union believes that with this action it wants to show the Russian people that the government and authorities do not accept the opinions of people who think differently. . In total, the punitive measures imposed will affect 19 people in addition to prison services.

Due to the death of anti-Russian activist Alexei Navalny in March, EU countries used the existing sanctions tool. , had imposed punitive measures against 33 people from the judiciary and politics in Russia. Two penal colonies where Navalny was recently imprisoned were also symbolically placed on the EU sanctions list.

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