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Russian news outlet wants to criminally prosecute Brit Foreign Minister over Faux Pas
2022-02-15
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] The editor-in-chief of the news agency REGNUM sent a letter to the director of the FSB of Russia A.V. Bortnikov with the following content:

"According to Article 67, paragraph 2.1 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation: 'The Russian Federation ensures the protection of its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Actions (with the exception of delimitation, demarcation, redemarcation of the state border of the Russian Federation with neighboring states) aimed at alienating part of the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as calls for such actions, are not allowed.

According to Art. 280.2. The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: "Violation of the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation:" "Alienation of a part of the territory of the Russian Federation or other actions (with the exception of delimitation, demarcation, redemarcation of the State Border of the Russian Federation with neighboring states) aimed at violating the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation, in the absence of signs of crimes, provided for in Articles 278, 279 and 280.1 of this Code – shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of six to ten years."

On February 10, 2022, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss met in Moscow, during which, to a question from Sergei Lavrov:

"You recognize the sovereignty of Russia over the Rostov and Voronezh regions?"

Liz Truss replied categorically:

"The UK will never recognize Russian sovereignty over these regions."
Top. People.
"We believe that such a categorical public non-recognition by a British official of Russia's sovereignty over Russian territories during an official meeting at the state level falls under the qualification of "other actions" aimed at violating the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation by alienating part of the territory of the Russian Federation specified in Art. 280.2. Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and is subject to criminal punishment.

Based on the foregoing, we ask you to initiate a criminal case against British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss (Elizabeth Mary "Liz" Truss) under Art. 280.2. Criminal Code of the Russian Federation"
Russians try their hand at lawfare against the West.
Posted by:badanov

#3  Russians try their hand at lawfare against the West

Looks like they read Alinsky's book too, the bastards! Make 'em live up to their own rules.

I suspect the end goal is more about making the British look stupid and anti-Russian than any actual prosecution.
Posted by: SteveS   2022-02-15 10:32  

#2  So they busted a Truss?
Or did that geographically-challenged bird pull a Hernia-Bozegovina?
Posted by: Merrick Ferret   2022-02-15 02:37  

#1  Seems pretty cut and dried to me. Persona non grata. Expel the criminal.
Posted by: Punky Elmigum9411   2022-02-15 01:56  

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