Russia does not want to join the European Convention on Cybercrime
The European Convention on Cybercrime was signed by members of the Council of Europe and some other countries. But Russia among them, most likely, will not.
The head of the legal department of Rosfinmonitoring Pavel Livadny, in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta, expressed, apparently, the general opinion of the authorities concerned: “Russia will not ratify the Convention on Combating Cybercrime”. The Convention provides for the possibility for law enforcement agencies of one state to have access to resources located in the public use networks of another state. This approach does not suit Russia. “We must take into account the interests of our national security,” said Livadny.
Obviously, the lawyer is referring to Article 25-35 of the Convention, which deals with the principles of mutual assistance, the immediate provision of stored traffic data and assistance in relation to the actions of the investigation services.
The Convention contains an extensive list of criminal offenses in cyberspace, which completely overlaps with the Russian Criminal Code.
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In addition, the convention describes the rules for monitoring and recording traffic in real time, which should be provided by national special services (to all appearances, the Russian SORM fully meets these requirements).
Finally, the document establishes the rules for international cooperation and extradition of criminals (Article 24). Apparently, this is one of the main stumbling blocks. It is known that in Russia there are hundreds of criminal groups that commit crimes, mainly in the territory of Western countries. If the West begins to demand the extradition of criminals, then we are of no benefit. Who needs such a brain drain in one direction?
The head of the legal department of Rosfinmonitoring Pavel Livadny, in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta, expressed, apparently, the general opinion of the authorities concerned: “Russia will not ratify the Convention on Combating Cybercrime”. The Convention provides for the possibility for law enforcement agencies of one state to have access to resources located in the public use networks of another state. This approach does not suit Russia. “We must take into account the interests of our national security,” said Livadny.
Obviously, the lawyer is referring to Article 25-35 of the Convention, which deals with the principles of mutual assistance, the immediate provision of stored traffic data and assistance in relation to the actions of the investigation services.
The Convention contains an extensive list of criminal offenses in cyberspace, which completely overlaps with the Russian Criminal Code.
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In addition, the convention describes the rules for monitoring and recording traffic in real time, which should be provided by national special services (to all appearances, the Russian SORM fully meets these requirements).
Finally, the document establishes the rules for international cooperation and extradition of criminals (Article 24). Apparently, this is one of the main stumbling blocks. It is known that in Russia there are hundreds of criminal groups that commit crimes, mainly in the territory of Western countries. If the West begins to demand the extradition of criminals, then we are of no benefit. Who needs such a brain drain in one direction?
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/284554/
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