MOSCOW, January 4 (RAPSI) - Vadim Solovyov, a parliament member representing the Communist Party, is drafting a bill that would prohibit spouses and children of public officials, ministers, governors, heads of regional parliaments from doing business, RIA Novosti reported Sunday.

The Anti-Corruption Fund led by opposition politician Alexey Navalny earlier released a publication that accused two sons of Russia’s Prosecutor General Yury Chaika, Artyom and Igor, of exploitation of their father’s contacts in their own interests. The authors of the article also accused several highest-ranked executives of the Prosecutor General’s Office of illegal assistance to the brothers’ business.

Chaika said that the disseminated information is misleading and baseless. According to Prosecutor General, the article was written by order of chief executive of Hermitage Capital Management William Browder and intelligence agencies standing up for him.

“We have analyzed the situation related to Prosecutor General’s sons’ business and took a look at similar situations when children and spouses of some governors were actively involved in business. We came to a decision that the Civil Service Law should be amended,” Solovyov said.

The bill prohibits wives and husbands as well as children (irrespective of age) of high ranking officials appointed to their posts by the presidential decree or by other government authorities upon the recommendation of President, members of parliament and chairmen of regional legislative bodies, from participation in business activities.

If spouses fictitiously annul their marriage but continue running house or business together, they would face fines of up to 1 million rubles ($13,700) and dismissal from office.