Adopted the Law of Ukraine “On Amending the Criminal Code of Ukraine to Strengthen Liability for Commission of Criminal Offenses Against Journalists”
Information Department of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat 02 February 2021, 15:35
The Law of Ukraine No.3633“On Amending the Criminal Code of Ukraine to Strengthen Liability for Commission of Criminal Offenses Against Journalists” strengthens criminal liability for murder threat, violence, destruction of or damage to property in relation to journalists, their close relatives and members of their families, as well as for deliberate beating or inflicting bodily injury or harm of various degrees of severity in connection with the journalists’ professional activities. The law introduced the following changes to the Criminal Code of Ukraine:There will be stronger punishment, in the form of a fine, for obstructing legal professional activities of journalists.