Russians who criticise military could have money and property confiscated

Vyacheslav Volodin has unveiled plans for a new crackdown on dissent (The State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament via AP)

Russia’s parliament is to consider a law allowing for the confiscation of money, valuables and other property from those deemed to have spread “deliberately false information” about Moscow’s military actions.

Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the State Duma, wrote in a Telegram update that the measure would apply to those publicly inciting “extremist activities” or calling for the introduction of sanctions against Russia.