US EditionFSB's New Detention Network Powers Amid Rising Tensions
RUSSIA, JUL 8 – The bill responds to a four-fold rise in defendants accused of treason, espionage, and terrorism, enabling the FSB to manage specialized detention centers for these cases.
- Russia's State Duma approved legislation granting the FSB the authority to operate its own system of detention facilities for individuals awaiting trial, with the law set to take effect on January 1, 2026.
- Lawmakers supported the bill by pointing to a recent rise in espionage and covert operations conducted by foreign entities following the onset of the conflict in Ukraine.
- The legislation mandates detention of state security suspects in facilities operated under the FSB's jurisdiction headquartered in central Moscow.
- Vasily Piskaryov explained that the legislation allows individuals suspected of offenses related to state security to be held in distinct detention centers managed by Russia's Federal Security Service .
- The bill’s enactment will consolidate FSB control over such detainees and is expected to strengthen Russia's internal security amid escalating espionage tensions.
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FSB's New Detention Network Powers Amid Rising Tensions
Russia's FSB has gained legislative backing to create pre-trial detention centers under its control, reflecting a response to increased foreign intelligence activities post-Ukraine invasion. The bill, once law, empowers the FSB amidst soaring cases of treason and espionage, with potential enactment by January 2026.
Russian lawmakers vote to restore Federal Security Service’s right to operate its own jails
Russia’s State Duma has passed legislation that officially restores the Federal Security Service’s authority to operate its own pretrial detention facilities. Deputy Vasily Piskarev, who cosponsored the bill, said the agency, known as the FSB, will jail defendants charged with “crimes against state security,” isolating “suspected spies and terrorists” from other inmates to prevent unauthorized contact.
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB, the KGB's successor) will soon have the preferred opportunity to create a network of preventive detention centres in Russia under its own jurisdiction, in accordance with a draft law adopted in March of Duma de State (the lower room of...
Russia's FSB security service to get its own pre-trial detention centres, deputy says
MOSCOW - Russia's Federal Security Service, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, will soon have the power to create a network of pre-trial detention centres under its own jurisdiction, according to a bill passed by the lower house of parliament. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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