The proposal to “destroy” the 20% of the “rotten” who do not trust Putin” was recognized as a “figure of speech” and an expression of personal opinion, which is the inalienable right of a deputy .
The Commission on Deputy Ethics of the State Duma of the Russian Federation said that Andrei Gurulev’s statement, which called for the “destruction” of Russians who do not support President Vladimir Putin, is his personal opinion, the right to express whether which is protected by law. This was stated in response to an appeal from citizens who demanded that the parliamentarian be held accountable, reports The Moscow Times.
“Expressing one’s opinion and personal position on certain issues of the socio-political and socio-economic life of the state is the inalienable right of a deputy of the State Duma, established by the law of Russia,” said response of the commission signed by its chairman Valentina Tereshkova.
There they consider Gurulev’s public proposal to “isolate or somehow destroy” the 20% of “rotten” who do not trust Putin as a “figure of speech.” “In addition, we inform you that the use of figurative expressions, so-called figures of speech, in the Russian language is not an insult and serves to clarify the speaker’s opinion,” the commission said.
“And I want that in our society, all that is left to rot, it must, if not isolated, then at least be destroyed,” Gurulev said about Russians who do not support Putin’s policies.
After that, Novaya Gazeta created a petition demanding that Gurulev be investigated for inciting hatred and violating the constitutional rights of citizens based on personal beliefs. “Deputy of the ruling party Gurulev calls for the killing (“destruction”) of about 29 million Russians. These numbers are comparable to the losses of our people in the Great Patriotic War,” said publication.
The Deputy of St. also called for Petersburg Legislative Committee Boris Vishnevsky for the initiation of criminal proceedings against Gurulev. He sent an appeal to Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov.
We remind you that Gurulev made such a statement on the air of the show of propagandist Vladimir Solovyov. It is interesting that no one in the studio tried to debate him on this matter. Those gathered listened intently and nodded in agreement.
The general, deputy and drunk Gurulyov (by the way, he was really drunk on the air) on the state television channel demanded the destruction of everyone who did not support Putin.
These, according to Gurulev himself, are 20%.
That is, he demands the destruction of 30 million Russians.
Putin lovers have great ideas. pic.twitter.com/bJukVI9IJT— Prof. Preobrazhensky (@prof_preobr) October 20, 2023
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