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Tbilisi, March 6 (Reuters) – Monday of parliament committee on “foreign agents” established under strict legislation in neighboring Russia, according to critics law Georgian while discussing the project deputies a fist fight took place between them.
The capital is in Tbilisi parliament the chairman of the legal affairs committee of the chamber in the video shot from inside his building law opposed to the project Unit National After the movement appeared to shoot the leader of the opposition party deputies a short but fierce fight between them is reflected.
The ruling “Georgian Dream” bloc last month law has announced its support for the project, and it still needs to go through other stages of approval before it becomes law.
Law, funding 20It will require organizations that buy more than 100% from abroad to register as “foreign agents” and submit to the monitoring of the Ministry of Justice, otherwise face huge fines.
Critics called it 2012 Russia have compared with the law, since then it has been continuously expanded and Russia used to pressure civil society and independent media. They are the law in Georgia evaluated as a symbol of authoritarian change.
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“Now in the parliament offer which is Russia legislation of Georgia national interests, ours Europe it is against our wishes”, said civil rights defender and opposition politician Irakli Pavlenishvili.
“The entire international community and the Georgian community agree on this issue.”
However, “Georgian Dream” MP Givi Mikanadze national told the television: “Georgian society absolutely deserves to know which organizations and from which sources are financed.
It is about transparency and commitment (to the Georgian people).
Judge The party is one day in Georgia Europe He declares that he will remain loyal to the union.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said that she will veto the draft law, and that this is Georgia’s commitment to the EU and NATOclaimed that it will endanger the hopes of becoming a member of Parliament presidential veto cancellation can do. Russia Georgia NATOis strongly against becoming a member.
Last month, more than 60 civil society organizations and media outlets said they would not comply with the new “foreign agent” law if it becomes law.
Reporting by Felix Light Editing by Andrew Osborne and Gareth Jones
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2023-03-06 17:31:53
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