Russia widens definition of treason in new bill
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Russia's Kremlin-controlled parliament on Friday tentatively approved a new bill offering a looser definition of high treason, which is seen by some as part of the widening Kremlin's crackdown on dissent.
The current law describes high treason as espionage or other assistance to a foreign state damaging Russia's external security, while the new bill drafted by the main KGB successor agency widens it to include moves against Russia's "constitutional order, sovereignty and territorial and state integrity." (AP)
