The President of Russia Vladimir Putin instructed to increase the punishment for the security forces for the unjustified prosecution of business. On Friday, July 8, reported on the official website of the President.
The working group on monitoring and analysis of law enforcement practice in the field of entrepreneurship must submit a proposal by October 1 of the current year. It is noted that the Commission was formed after the St. Petersburg international economic forum, which took place June 16-18.
31 may Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev said that the attitude of society to entrepreneurs need to change. According to him, Russia has a “complicated ideological heritage, as a result, citizens may perceive entrepreneurs as “hostile class.” Meanwhile, the Prime Minister said that businessmen are people who have made a successful career “by their own labor, due to the huge number of forces.”
On 11 may, the business Ombudsman Boris Titov presented the report, which notes that the year 2015 was marked by unprecedented pressure on the enterprise. The number of cases of criminal prosecution of businessmen has steadily declined in the past seven years, and last year grew by 20 percent. According to the press-Secretary of President Dmitry Peskov, the report was presented to Vladimir Putin.
