The government supported amendments to the law on rallies
Government Commission on legislative activities endorsed the amendments to the law on rallies, made by Irene White. In the draft opinion of the White house, which read “Vedomosti” said that the amendments are supported, comments.
On Wednesday the state Duma has passed in the first reading a bill elected from Moscow by Irina Belykh (“United Russia”), which equates to a meeting of parliamentarians with voters to rally.
On Friday, the interlocutors “Vedomosti” reported that the deadline for the filing of notices of meetings of deputies with voters may be reduced, and local authorities will be responsible if you do not provide venues for meetings, said several sources close to the leadership of the state Duma.
Following the discussions of the amendments in the Duma, the management decided to establish a working group to work on amendments for the first time she was going on Monday. LDPR participated Igor Lebedev and Yaroslav Nilov, from eserov Oleg Shein Oleg Nilov, the Communists Yury sinelshchikov and Chicken Alex, from United Russia Irina White and Ernest Valeev.
The meetings with visits came to a complete understanding should be drafted amendments, told “Vedomosti” Lebedev: notifications can be submitted in three days, the application may not issue the MP, and for failing to provide premises, the official must bear the administrative responsibility. Issues have arisen with street meetings, the Deputy continues: “In these meetings a lot of spontaneity and questions on this topic only from the opposition factions. Therefore, we will meet again before the end of April. Will prepare their proposals for this part”.
White amendment to the law on meetings obliges to negotiate with the local authorities the time and place of the meeting for 7-10 days, now the notification is not necessary if the meeting is not held in the form of rally or procession. According to United Russia, the bill is taken for the safety of citizens and normal operation of urban services.
In March the Moscow city court refused the Communist party in challenging a similar law enacted at the level of Moscow. The source in the office of the Duma said that the bill is the initiative of the presidential Administration, the Duma, to make it better as possible.