FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony on Red Square marking National Unity Day, in Moscow, Russia, November 4, 2020. Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin via REUTERS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian ex-presidents' immunity from criminal prosecution could be extended to any offences committed in their lifetimes, not merely while in office, under a bill submitted to parliament on Thursday.
The bill, published on a government website, is one of several being introduced following constitutional reforms that, among other things, allow President Vladimir Putin to run again when his term ends in 2024.
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