# Claim 414

Parliament speaker Volodin said the law was meant to protect Russian soldiers and officers and to protect the truth.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: Parliament speaker Volodin said the law was meant to protect Russian soldiers and officers and to protect the truth.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: Volodin says the law protects soldiers and the truth
- About: [incident 2022-russia-criminalizes-fake-war-reports](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2022-russia-criminalizes-fake-war-reports)
- Source: Russia's parliament approves jail for 'fake' war reports. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/4/russia-prison-media-law-fake-reports-ukraine-war
- Publisher: Al Jazeera
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2022-03-04

## Quotation from the source

> We are doing this to protect our soldiers and officers, and to protect the truth.

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