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Lukashenko signs law on token operations, childfree propaganda liability

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MINSK, 15 April (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed the law “On amending the codes on administrative responsibility”. This is the first major adjustment of these codes since their adoption in 2021, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state.

The law introduces administrative measures for a number of new offences: illegal transactions with digital tokens, violation of requirements for mobile network coverage and quality, non-compliance with the procedure for purchasing official passenger cars, and others.

A separate section is dedicated to the protection of traditional values. Liability is introduced for the propaganda of homosexual relations, gender transition, pedophilia, and childlessness, with fines of up to Br900, and up to Br1,350 or administrative arrest if committed against a minor.

The law also strengthens the prevention of offences among teenagers. A separate chapter outlines the procedure for applying educational measures against minors (enforcers, procedure, deadlines).

The grounds for exemption from liability have been expanded. For example, in cases of voluntary compensation for environmental damage or correction of errors in statistical documents.

Additional steps have been taken towards de-bureaucratization of the administrative process. Now, a complaint against the actions of officials handling a case can be filed electronically. Some cases can be reviewed without the personal presence of a citizen if he or she submits a written request to that effect.

About 150 more articles of the codes are being adjusted to bring them in line with sectoral legislation and to improve them based on enforcement practices, drawing on more than 500 proposals related to clarifying jurisdiction, the rights and obligations of participants in the proceedings, and the elements of offences.

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