State Duma Deputy Khinshtein to the opposition: why do you need a passport if you hate the country and the people
Alexander Khinshtein. Photo: Anton Denisov / RIA Novosti
State Duma Deputy Alexander Khinshtein proposed adding grounds for depriving Russian citizenship. He wrote about it in his Telegram channel.
He called the initiative of the President of Russia correct and necessary, and also proposed to deprive citizenship of those who “received it by birthright.”
“Sometimes you listen to the revelations of our oppositionists and think: why do you need a Russian passport if you hate your country and your people?” – wrote the deputy.
The head of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Construction Andrei Klishas stated that the new bill is fully consistent with the constitution.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced a bill to the State Duma, which provides for the introduction of the institution of termination of the country's citizenship. As noted in the explanatory note, the procedure for terminating the country's citizenship is being introduced instead of the current procedure for canceling decisions on the issuance of a Russian passport. The bill also provides for the creation of a unified mechanism for voluntary renunciation of citizenship and transfers the Ministry of Internal Affairs powers to consider relevant decisions. Now the solution to these issues is in the jurisdiction of the president.
