MOSCOW, May 29 (RAPSI) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law envisaging post-prison supervision over criminals, who had served terms for serious crimes including terrorism and extremism, the document published on the official website for judicial information reads on Monday.

The State Duma passed the law on May 17 and the Federation Council has approved it on May 24.

Under the law, compulsory administrative supervision would apply to individuals of majority age convicted of committing serious and particularly serious crimes of a terrorist and extremist nature, connected to infringement on life of law enforcement officers, public officials and persons executing justice or investigation, after their release.

A similar measure would touch people sentenced to imprisonment for murder, tortures, involvement of children in a criminal gang or committing serious and particularly serious crimes as well as causing grievous bodily harm if the crime had been committed on grounds of political, ideological, racial, national and religious hatred and enmity or animosity against any social group.

Moreover, the law stipulates oversight for individuals served prison sentence for certain administrative violations repeatedly committed throughout the year including drunk driving, refusal to undergo medical examination for establishment of the fact of alcoholic, narcotic and drug abuse intoxication.

Convicts without a permanent home or place of temporary residence and child molesters would be also supersized after their release from prison.