Explosion at the Park Kultury radial metro station in March 2010. (RIA Novosti/Vladimir Fedorenko)

(VOVworld) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed off on a tougher anti-terrorism law ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The new law forces the relatives of terrorists to pay for damages caused by their activities and stipulates 20 years in prison for individuals convicted of organizing a terrorist network. The new legislation increases penalties for setting up, leading, or financing armed groups. People found guilty of training with the aim of carrying out terrorist activities will now face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and fines of up to 500,000 rubles. Anybody found guilty of creating terrorist networks could be sentenced to 20 years behind bars and fines of up to one million rubles.