Verkhovna Rada axes controversial bill criminalizing sharing of registry aata
Source: Yaroslav Zheleznyak/Telegram
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada has failed to pass Bill No. 10242, which proposed prison sentences of up to eight years for disclosing information from state registries. The bill has been sent for a second reading, after it received only 213 votes.
The controversial bill had a clause allowing the return of assets confiscated from individuals who made plea deals in corruption cases. MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak wondered how it could affect this provision after the bill has been stalled. He also mentioned an ‘alternative’ bill, No. 12269, which could help tackle the issue more appropriately.
The revised version of the bill may reduce proposed sentences to 2–5 years, compared to the original range of 5–8 years.
The legislation has drawn significant criticism from journalists and human rights groups, who warn it could hinder efforts to expose corruption schemes.
Notorious supporter of the concept “in order for a cow to eat less and give more milk, it needs to be fed less and milked more” “Servant of the People” Danylo Hetmantsev, under the guise of “business requirements”, registered a draft law on the collection of VAT on all foreign purchases, regardless of their value. In other words, every Ukrainian, buying goods of any value and purpose abroad, when sending them to Ukraine, will have to pay an additional fifth part, or 20% of the cost of the goods.
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