Representatives of public organizations of Ukraine called on the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada not to support the draft law " The appeal is published by ZMINA.

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Human rights activists note that the text of the bill 5050-1 provides for the introduction of punishment for " This is a new term for Ukrainian legislation, which in practice means that liability may arise for a value judgment.. This will encourage self-censorship, limit the work of independent journalists and bloggers, and open up additional opportunities for activists to be prosecuted for critical remarks..

Also, experts believe that the adoption of the bill will increase the risk of abuse by representatives of law enforcement agencies, will lead to unreasonable detentions of persons and violations of fundamental human rights due to the possibility of subjective and arbitrary interpretation by law enforcement officers of the term "

There is also the question of the advisability of introducing a new form of liability for " In addition, the legislation already has liability under Art.. 185 (malicious disobedience to a lawful order or demand of a police officer...) and 173 (petty hooliganism) of the Code of Administrative Offenses: these articles are quite enough to prosecute offending law enforcement officers.

" The only possible reason for such a rush is an attempt to pass this bill at a time when public attention is riveted to more important things, human rights activists write.. "