From July 1, drivers caught again driving drunk within a year after their punishment ends face criminal liability, the court may impose a large fine, community service, forced labor, or prison. In Irkutsk Oblast, the first violators have already appeared, and in one day in Irkutsk traffic police detained 31 drunk drivers.
Since July 1, drivers who, within a year after serving a penalty for drunk driving, are caught again driving under the influence face criminal liability.The court may impose a fine of 200,000 to 300,000 rubles or up to 480 hours of compulsory labor. Or sentence them to imprisonment for up to two years or to forced labor for the same term. The first candidates for such punishment already exist.
- In Angarsk, traffic police officers detained a 48-year-old unemployed man who was driving while intoxicated, - reported the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Irkutsk Region. - For the same violation, he had previously been deprived of his license until 2016.
In just one day in Irkutsk, traffic police officers detained 31 drivers in a state of alcohol intoxication.