Conflicts between and within states in the modern world are gaining momentum every day. Improving weapons, military equipment, skills of fighters and means of warfare. Banditry, espionage, terrorist acts, sabotage - all these crimes acquire a special status and are classified as especially serious. What is sabotage, what are sabotage actions and how is such a crime punished?
Terminology
The Latin term diversio is translated as "deviation, distraction." Diversion refers to acts planned by criminals (or criminals), aimed at damaging, destroying or destroying important objects with the intent of causing damage to economic security and undermining the defense of the state.
Sabotage is carried out on the territory of the state where hostilities take place, or on the territory of the enemy. Moreover, an important factor is that these actions should not be associated with direct military operations - they are conducted secretly and secretly.
Corpus delicti
- The main purpose of sabotage is the destruction and destruction of economic, material infrastructure and the undermining of the state’s defense capability.
- Objective signs of a crime - the commission of actions that are aimed at the destruction, damage or destruction of important state facilities.
- Any person over 16 years of age, regardless of citizenship, may be recognized as the subject of a crime .
- A crime is considered to be committed from the moment the act itself (arson, drowning) ends and does not require the actual destruction of the object.
- Sabotage is recognized as a crime only if the perpetrator has direct intent.
What is diversion in the full sense? This is the totality of all the above signs: the presence of the specified goal, objective signs, an adult legally capable entity who committed these acts with direct intent.
Types of sabotage actions
Destruction, damage or destruction of important state facilities (bringing them into partial or complete unsuitability) can be accomplished in several ways, these are:
- explosion;
- arson;
- flooding;
- the use of other methods of damage to objects.
This list is specified in Art. 281 "Diversion" of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and is approximate. In any case, unlawful acts must be proactive, pose a public danger and lead to serious consequences of a destructive nature.
Objects of diversion
What is sabotage for the state? This is the destruction or damage to the most important facilities for the population, government and military structures. What objects are considered important for the country:
- enterprises;
- buildings and constructions;
- transport and objects of the transport system;
- communication objects;
- objects of vital activity of the population.
What is the difference between sabotage and a terrorist act
According to Art. 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, terrorist acts are acts (explosion, arson, etc.) aimed at intimidating the population and causing harm to health (including death), significant property damage in order to undermine the activities of state or international bodies and organizations.
Thus, the main difference between a terrorist act and sabotage is the goal that the criminal pursues. In the case of sabotage, the main goal is to undermine the economic security of the state and violate its defense capability, in the case of terrorism, to frighten the population and state authorities in order to undermine their authority and force them to make decisions indicated by the criminals.
To summarize: what is sabotage under Russian law? These are deliberate acts committed by a person who has reached 16 years of age, with direct intent, aimed at undermining the country's infrastructure by destroying or destroying important facilities in order to weaken economic security and reduce the state’s defense capability.