privileges to citizens based on race, color of skin, political, religious and other convictions,
sex, ethnic and social origin, property status, place of residence, linguistic or other
characteristics, shall be punishable by a fine up to 50 tax-free minimum incomes, or correctional labor for a
term up to two years, or restraint of liberty for a term up to five years, with or without the
deprivation of the right to occupy certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term up
to three years.
2. The same actions accompanied with violence, deception or threats, and also committed by
an official, shall be punishable by correctional labor for a term up to two years, or imprisonment for a
term up to five years.
3. Any such actions as provided for by paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article, if committed by an
organized group of persons, or where they caused death of people or other grave
consequences, shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of two to five years.
Article 162. Violation of security of residence
1. Unlawful entry into residence or any other property of a person, or unlawful examination or
search thereof, and also unlawful eviction or any other actions that violate the security of a
citizen's residence, shall be punishable by a fine of 50 to 100 tax-free minimum incomes, or correctional labor for
a term up to two years, or restraint of liberty for a term up to three years.
2. The same actions committed by an official, or accompanied with violence or threats of
violence, shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of two to five years.
Article 163. Violation of privacy of mail, telephone conversations, telegraph and other
correspondence conveyed by means of communication or via computers
1. Violation of privacy of mail, telephone conversations, telegraph and other correspondence
conveyed by means of communication or via computers,
shall be punishable by a fine of 50 to 100 tax-free minimum incomes, or correctional labor for
a term up to two year, or restraint of liberty for a term up to three years.
2. The same actions committed in respect of statesmen or public figures, by an official, or by
use of special devices for secret reading of information, shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of three to seven years.
Article 164. Failure to pay alimony for support of children
1. Persistent failure to pay contributions (alimony) for support of children, as prescribed by a
court order, and also parents' persistent failure to support dependent minors or children unable
to work, -