Готовый перевод Второй паспорт, третий срок. / Second Passport: Второй паспорт, третий срок.

We came across the news on the "Russia today" channel that covers more than 644 million people in more than 100 countries (according to its own information). The news is: "The Verkhovna Rada will introduce criminal liability for dual citizenship".

Dear 644 million of people in more than 100 countries! Unfortunately we have to inform you that in this case you have been deceived. We will not reflect over the reasons, we will just demonstrate why this information is false.

So, abstract of the article:

The Verkhovna Rada will consider a draft bill regarding criminal liability for dual citizenship after the situation in the country has been stabilised. This law (which provides for a prison sentence of 10 years for dual citizenship) has already been introduced into the Rada.

So, let’s visit the website of the Verkhovna Rada, looking for the corresponding bill. Immediately we see the title:

"Draft of Law on Amendments to the Criminal Code of Ukraine regarding liability for failure to inform about obtaining a foreign citizenship by a citizen of Ukraine"

For those of our readers who cannot read Ukrainian and are too lazy to use an online translator, here is a literal translation: "Draft of Law on Amendments to the Criminal Code of Ukraine regarding liability for failure to inform about obtaining a foreign citizenship by a citizen of Ukraine"

We could finish our investigation here, but it's way more interesting to dig deeper. So let's open the draft bill and take a look at its regulations.

Hold on for a second. Let's take a look at original news first.

According to the draft introduced into Ukraine's parliament, Ukrainian citizens who receive Russian passports will be fined and sentenced to 3-10 years of prison.

And now let's look at the actual draft.

Non-submitting or a belated submitting of an application informing about a voluntary acquiring of a foreign citizenship by a Ukrainian citizen of a legal age and of a copy of the document proving his/her acquiring of a foreign citizenship to an authorized body of central executive power is penalized by a fine of 100 minimum taxable incomes of citizens.

For our readers that do not speak Ukrainian and are too lazy to use a translator, here is the rough translation: “Draft law to amend the Criminal Code of Ukraine concerning the liability of not informing the citizens of Ukraine about the change of their citizenship”

Let's stand here for a second and check a size of a non-taxable minimum income. According to point 5 of chapter XX of transitional provisions of Ukrainian Tax Code, a non-taxable minimum income equals 17 ukrainian hryvnyas. It is a little bit less than 170 american dollars or 6100 russian roubles.

Let's take a look at the bottom limit of a penal responsibility – 3 years. From the draft bill:

The same actions committed by a citizen of Ukraine who used his/her right to vote in Ukraine are punishable by imprisonment for a term of 3 to 5 years.

"The same actions, committed by a Ukrainian Citizen, who used their right to vote in Ukraine, are punishable by a 3-5 year term of imprisonment."

And now let's confirm an upper limit which equals 10 years. From the draft bill:

The same actions, if committed by a citizen of Ukraine who has access to state secrets, are punishable by imprisonment for a term of 7 to 10 years.

"The same actions committed by a citizen of Ukraine, who has access to state secret , - shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of 7 to 10 years."

As usual, we won't draw any conclusions. But we note that the Russian Embassy in Ireland is located at a most interesting address: 184-186 Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin 14.

And let’s quote this undoubtedly great dystopian.

War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength.

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Переводчики: olga_ber, askaliuk, Leitnia, LilaH