Criminal-law characteristic of public distribution under the guise of reliable messages knowingly false information, containing data on the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in order to protect the interests of the Russian Federation and its citizens, the maintenance of international peace and security

Abstract

The article reveals the main reasons for criminalizing the dissemination, under the guise of reliable reports, of deliberately false information containing data on the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in order to protect the interests of the Russian Federation and its citizens, maintain international peace and security. The author makes an attempt to give a criminal-legal assessment of the acts provided for in Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, briefly analyzes the elements of the composition of this offense and identifies some problems that may arise in law enforcement practice. On the basis of judicial and doctrinal interpretations, it reveals the contents of the concepts of information dissemination, publicity, the artificial creation of evidence for the prosecution and other mandatory signs of the objective side of this crime. The author draws conclusions and suggestions that may be useful in law enforcement practice.