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President Russia, Vladimir Putin (68) reportedly intends to resign in January 2021. On the other hand, the Russian parliament is proposing a bill that would grant Putin impunity if he resigned.
As reported by the newspaper New York PostOn Friday (11/6), the political analyst in Moscow, Valery Solovei, announced the intention of Putin’s resignation.
According to Solovei’s statement cited by British newspapers, SunThis information was obtained because Putin’s mistress Alina Kabaeva (37) and her two children reportedly asked the president to resign.
“There is a family factor, which is very influential in him (Putin). He intends to announce his intention to resign in January,” Solovei said.
Additionally, Solovei said Putin was showing symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
This can be seen in the last images of the interview, in which Putin is seen moving his feet frequently. Also, Putin’s fingers curled when he took the drinking cup.
Meanwhile, the British newspapers, The Guardian, said that Russian parliamentarians presented a bill on impunity. According to the report, the bill, if passed, would make Putin unable to prosecute in any way if he made a mistake during his reign, as well as in the period before and after.
Most MPs are likely to be asked to withdraw that protection. Under current regulations, former presidents of Russia cannot be prosecuted for policies they decide only during their tenure.
Last week, the Putin government also introduced a bill that would allow all former Russian presidents who have not served as senators on the Federation Council for life. The position also makes the senator immune from all lawsuits.
The bill is said to be a continuation of a decision by the Russian Parliament to amend the constitution by removing the term limit for a president. The rules allow Putin to return to office until 2036, by which time he is expected to be 84 years old.
In the process, the bill must be discussed three times in the lower house and then proposed to the upper house. If passed, Putin will sign it and only then will the bill officially go into effect.
This is not the only time Putin has backed a rule granting immunity to former presidents. He once issued a decree granting former Russian President Boris Yeltsin impunity for investigations, prosecutions and searches of all his properties.
It is suspected that this was a form of retaliation for Putin because Yeltsin was willing to resign and later supported Putin as president.
However, Yeltsin in his memoirs denied that he and Putin had reached an agreement on the matter. In addition, Yeltsin was also caught in a case that was investigated by law enforcement in Switzerland regarding the alleged satisfaction in giving credit cards to all members of his family.
Regulations on the granting of presidential immunity in Russia were first passed in 2001, a year after Putin took office.
If the immunity bill passes, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will also get the same rights as Putin. He served as president of Russia from 2008 to 2012 and was later replaced by Putin.
Putin served as President of Russia from 2000 to 2008. He then returned to lead in 2012 until today.
He reportedly deliberately supported Medvedev to bypass the rules and be able to return to the office. During the time of the coronavirus pandemic, Putin worked from the basement and rarely appeared.
(ayp / ayp)
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