“The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a law on “ensuring compliance with guarantees of advocacy”, opposed by the heads of the Anti -Corruption and the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech. Source: Parliament’s site, Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech Yaroslav Yurchyshyn and Chairman of the Committee on Anti -Corruption Policy Anastasia Radina on Facebook Details: it is a project of Law No. 12320, which provides for administrative responsibility and the possibility of penalties of media.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Parliament site, Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech Yaroslav Yurchyshyn and Chairman of the Committee on Anti -Corruption Policy Anastasia Radina on Facebook
Details: It is a project of Law No. 12320, which provides for administrative responsibility and the possibility of fineing the media for public identification of a lawyer with his client.
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“That is, if this bill enters into force, then for the phrase” Vistor Serdyuk – lawyer Viktor Yanukovych “, the journalist will be punished by a fine of 3400 UAH to 5100 UAH, and if this” violation “will take place during the year – from 10200 UAH to 13600 UAH.
It has nothing to do with the freedom of speech and the press, and looks like a new pressure tool on disagreeable journalists, “Radina stressed.
The People’s Deputy added that she was preparing a blocking resolution with his colleagues.
Yurchyshyn emphasized that he considers the adopted bill a real attack on freedom of speech. It is suggested to fine citizens and officials for public identification of a lawyer with his client, even if there is no purpose to interfere with the lawyer’s activity.
“That is, if you are in a public plane (media, social networks, blogs, comments, reposts, etc.) that such a person is a lawyer of a conditional boy or Dubinsky-then you will receive a fine for this. This is the initiative today adopted in the second reading.
We all have the right to know who protects whom. And not to be responsible for it, not to be afraid to call things by their names, ” – said the chairman of the Committee on Freedom of Speech.
In addition to the support of the blocking resolution, Yurchyshyn also plans to appeal to international partners to give their evaluation of this bill.
If the bill is still signed by the People’s Deputy to apply to the President with a proposal to veto.