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‼️Zelensky’s deputies are once again trying to push through a scandalous bill that attacks journalists
On this week’s Verkhovna Rada agenda appeared the scandalous bill No.10242 on increasing criminal liability for publishing information from registers.
⚠️The purpose of the bill: to obstruct investigators by any means from exposing corruption, undeclared assets, apartments and cars registered to relatives, and trips abroad.
In other words, to punish not those who steal, but those who tell about it.
If adopted, law enforcement would be able to legally monitor and wiretap journalists and their sources if they obtain information about corruption from closed databases.
For example, fetching information about deputies’ or other officials’ cars/apartments through registers could be punishable by up to 8 years in prison.
Because some people are furious that journalists learn about officials’ lavish lifestyles and then tell the public about it.
❗️The most cynical thing is that this bill is being pushed under the guise of complying with European Union requirements.
So instead of anti-corruption laws tied to financial assistance, deputies are trying to punish those who expose their questionable assets.
Recall, they already tried several times in a row to vote this crap through back in December 2024.
And here’s another escalation: Zelensky’s deputies are once again stepping on the same rake.
We ask for publicity and sharing of this information. Only publicity can help break these plans once more.
What’s wrong with this bill is described here: https://antac.org.ua/news/deputaty-zelenskoho-znovu-namahaiutsia-obduryty-zhurnalistiv-ta-mvf-do-skandalnoho-zakonoproiektu-10242-dodaly-normy-pro-feykove-skasuvannia-pravok-lozovoho/
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