Russian Lawmaker Proposes Ban on ‘Illegal Use of Magic’

Milonov, known in Russia for his eccentric and even controversial antics, told Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency that his bill proposes changes to Article 235 of the Criminal Code on ‘Illegal Private Medical Practice or Private Pharmaceutical Activity’.

The bill proposes that the practice of folk medicine or ‘occult magical activity’ without permission causing harm to a person’s health or large-scale material damage (over 250,000 rubles) should result in a fine of up to 120,000 rubles, community service or imprisonment for up to three years. The bill also says that if these acts cause death or material damage in excess of one million rubles, the punishment should be compulsory labor or imprisonment for up to five years.

Full Article: https://southafricatoday.net/world-news/russia/russian-lawmaker-proposes-ban-on-illegal-use-of-magic/