About responsibility for violation of the state of emergency

In the context of the state of emergency imposed to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Prosecutor's office, together with other state bodies, is taking measures to ensure law and order in the country.
For this purpose, law enforcement agencies are instructed to identify the facts of speculation by means of protection.
The illegal sale of 3.5 million medical masks has already been stopped. All of them were withdrawn and transferred to the territorial health authorities.
Work in this direction continues.
In General, the majority of citizens show awareness and understanding of quarantine measures.
Meanwhile, individuals do not respond to warnings from state bodies, ignore prohibitions and restrictions, and send out "fake" news.
The police are investigating 8 cases of spreading false information in social networks 8 criminal cases (article 274 of the criminal code).
There are cases of unauthorized leaving hospitals, hiding infected information about those with whom they came in contact, thereby exposing others to danger. Pre-trial investigations have been launched against 2 persons.
In Akmola, Aktobe, Almaty, Atyrau, East Kazakhstan region, Zhambyl, WKO, Karaganda, Kostanay, Pavlodar and Turkestan regions, despite the ban, solemn and other events with a large crowd of people were held, Internet clubs and clubs for children worked.
The perpetrators were warned and fined, although the law allows for a more severe penalty-arrest for up to 15 days.
In General, everyone should know what responsibility is foreseen for non-compliance with restrictive measures during an emergency.
According to article 476 Of the code of administrative offences, violation of the state of emergency entails a fine of up to 10 MCI or an arrest of up to 15 days.
For actions that provoke a violation of law and order in a state of emergency (article 478 of the administrative Code) - a fine of up to 40 MCI or an arrest of up to 30 days.
In addition, violation of sanitary norms and rules (article 425 of the administrative Code) entails a fine of up to 2 thousand MCI with suspension of activities, and for failure to comply with the requirements and acts of regulatory authorities (article 462 of the administrative Code) – a fine of up to 500 MCI with suspension of activities.
A similar violation resulting in mass illness, infection or death of a person (article 304 of the Criminal code) is punishable by up to ten years ' imprisonment.
In General, the Criminal code provides for harsher penalties for criminal offences committed under a state of emergency.
Criminal law measures for crimes committed in the area where a state of emergency has been declared are expressly prescribed in 14 articles of the Criminal code.
These include dissemination of false information (part 4 of article 274 of the criminal code – limitation or deprivation of liberty from 3 to 7 years), disobedience to a representative of authority (article 379 of the criminal code - limitation or deprivation of liberty up to 2 years), the use of violence against a representative of authorities (part 3 of article 380 of the criminal code – imprisonment from 7 to 12 years), encroachment on life of the employee of law-enforcement, special state body of a soldier (part 2 of article 380-1 UK – from 15 to 20 years of imprisonment or life imprisonment with confiscation of property), obstructing the work of the organization in conditions of emergency (article 401 of the criminal code – restriction or imprisonment of up to 2 years), as well as a number of military crimes.
The Commission of other criminal and administrative offenses during this period is a circumstance that aggravates administrative responsibility and criminal punishment (article 54 of the criminal code, article 57 of the administrative Code).
In General, such strict measures are necessary to ensure that measures to counter the epidemic are carried out normally and as effectively as possible, and that public order is maintained.
Therefore, the Prosecutor General's office urges citizens not to give in to panic, to remain calm, to observe law and order, to comply with the requirements of authorized bodies, the established prohibitive and restrictive measures, not to respond to false reports and to be guided only by official sources of information.