"It's the language of the enemy; it shouldn't exist at all": Tomsk deputy calls for the destruction of the Ukrainian language
The head of the State Duma Committee on Regional Policy and head of the LDPR Central Office, Alexei Didenko, delivered this speech. acted at a conference on the issue of harmonizing the regulatory framework in accordance with Russian legislation.
"This is a fundamental factional position. <…> There should be no such state, no such language. <…> This is the language of the enemy; it should not be studied or respected in any way; it should not exist at all, nor should there be any signs in this monstrous language." - stated Alexey Didenko.
His position provoked a strong reaction from the audience: "This is incitement to ethnic hatred. The criminal code article hasn't gone away." — says someone from those present. "Why are you scaring me with the criminal code? It's so scary! This state and this language shouldn't exist—they should be purged. <…> If they want to be friends with us, let them speak Russian.", - he answered. Didenko.
"Such statements, first and foremost, reveal the true face of Russian officials and the selective nature of their law enforcement. I am confident that the deputy will not face any responsibility for such statements, filled with hatred toward a group of people based on their origin and language, unlike ordinary people who condemn war and the killing of citizens of another country." — the lawyer said in a conversation with NeMoskva Anastasia Burakova.
She explained that, in her opinion, the statement Didenko There are signs of incitement to hatred and enmity, humiliation of the dignity of a group of persons based on nationality, language, origin, and membership in a social group, committed publicly and through abuse of official position (Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Under this article, the deputy could have faced up to six years in prison.
Recall that the Russian President himself earlier Vladimir Putin He called the question of banning the Ukrainian language in the country unlawful, noting that “Russians should not be like those who abolish any culture.”
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