In the UK want to introduce criminal liability for inducing children to suicide – RIA Novosti

10:12 10.08.2016

(updated: 10:14 10.08.2016 )

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MOSCOW, Aug 10, -. RIA Novosti the official representative of the Investigative Committee of Russia Vladimir Markin said that the Office consider it necessary to examine the issue of establishing criminal liability for inducement of children to suicide and assistance in this

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“Noting the absence of the Criminal Code provisions allowing to hold accountable for inducing to suicide (if the actions of a person are no threats, cruel treatment or systematic humiliation of human dignity), representatives of the Russian IC considered appropriate to explore the issue of amending legislation setting criminal responsibility for inducing a minor to commit suicide and assist him in this, “- said Markin after meeting on suicide prevention on minors held in the RF IC

As Markin said, given that the situation is aggravated by light Internet. -SMI theme of children’s suicides “like a fashion” trend “, provoking the desire of teenagers to imitate”, the participants consider it necessary to study the issue of consolidation of any government body monitoring function “suicide” content on the Internet.

In addition, the meeting noted the need to establish measures which have served as a stimulus to provide telecom operators and hosting service providers to meet the safety requirements, “that is free from unlawful content”.

“also, after the meeting was decided to set up an interdepartmental working group, which, together with the staff of the Russian IC, included representatives of the Russian Interior Ministry, Rospotrebnadzor, Roskomnadzor, the Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health of Russia “, – said Markin.

According to him, within the framework of the working the group will continue to discuss issues related to children’s suicides, and will be conducted study of the various proposals.

it was reported earlier that the “Novaya Gazeta” published an article called “group of death”, where the topic of teen suicide rises, and noted that often to the tragic outcome of pushing children in closed groups in social networks. According to Rospotrebnadzor, about 30% of all links containing information on how to commit suicide, or incitement to commit it, falls on the page social network “VKontakte”, while just to the November 1, 2012 9357 Rospotrebnadzor blocked these pages. Roskomnadzor blocked eight groups advocating suicide in the social network “VKontakte” personality administrators identified several communities.