Poroshenko has signed the law on the responsibility for violent actions regarding correspondents

The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed the law on strengthening of guarantees of the lawful professional activities of correspondents, which establishes criminal liability for dangerous or violent acts against members of the media, as well As the Intentional destruction of or damage to their property.
The danger of liquidation, violence or destruction of, or damage to property relative to the journalist, his close relatives or family members punishable by correctional labor for up to 2 years or by arrest for a term up to six months, or restraint of liberty for a term up to three years, or by deprivation of liberty for a term up to three years. About it is notified on the official Internet representation of the President of Ukraine.
According to the amendments to the law on the protection of journalistic activity, beating the journalist now obliged be punished by imprisonment for a term of five to 12 years depending on the severity of the transgressions. And in the case of a group attack - by deprivation of liberty for a period from seven to 14 years. Intentional destruction of or damage to property belonging to the journalist, in the performance of professional duties shall be punished by a fine of 50 to 200 tax-free minimum or with arrest for the term up to six months, or restraint of liberty for a term up to five years. The Commission of this offence by an arson, explosion or other publicly dangerous method, And similarly in the case of death or causing serious consequences, shall be punished with the punishment for the term from six to fifteen years. Murder or attempted Murder of a journalist, his close relatives or family members in connection with this journalist's lawful professional activities shall be punished by imprisonment for a term from nine to fifteen years or life imprisonment. In the event of the death of a journalist during the execution of the professional duties of the members of his family will be paid a lump sum equal to 100 times the subsistence minimum, in the event of damage to health - care up to 50 times the subsistence minimum. Remember, the Wave of high-profile murders that swept through Ukraine, caused a wide resonance in the country and abroad. So, in the night from 12th to 13th of April in Kiev was forcibly deprived of life journalist, co-founder of online publications ProUA and "Regional" Sergey Shabak, who was the author of several hundred articles on political, social, legal and economic themes. After a few days, April 16, in the Shevchenko district of Kiev, near the entrance of his house was killed by a former chief editor of the Ukrainian newspaper " Today ", journalist Oles Buzina. At the funeral of a famous public figure in the parting words were the words that the Elder was a true patriot of Ukraine, always wrote the truth and was forcibly deprived of his life for his beliefs, as was wicked in the current Ukrainian authorities. Killed, among them a former people's Deputy Oleg Kalashnikov and famous journalist Oles Buzina, did not support the anti-Russian position of the Kiev authorities, what was the reason to suspect that their hunting was done for political reasons. In addition, on April 28 near the house of the Deputy head of the Ministry of internal Affairs Sergey Chebotar in the Ukrainian village Foresters unidentified attacked the crew of the TV channel ZIK. The recent series of murders those who disagree with the opinion of the authorities in Kiev the chief of the head investigative Department of SBU Vasily Vovk tried to convince everyone "ukrainophobes "" close your mouth ", and the second for the results he did not vouch.


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