A bill forbidding foreigners to own more than a fifth of all the Russian media, the State Duma passed through an accelerated procedure. The text of the document is already accepted in the first reading. Sources journalists say that the draft law will be made only technical changes. Finally, in the lower house it may take until September 27. Experts believe that the bill received “virtually destroy the independent commercial media.”
How to tell RBC , several sources in the State Duma, the bill “may be taken in all three readings before the end of this week.” In the first reading of the law have already taken. Amendments for the second reading will probably be of a technical nature, believes one of the Duma official. The fact that the document will be made quickly and without change, RBC sources close to the leadership of the lower chamber, warned last week, when he was introduced.
The bill offered Vadim Dengin MPs from the Liberal Democratic Party, Dennis Voronenkov from the Communist Party and Vladimir Parahin of “Fair Russia”. As told RBC deputy Dengin, the reason for the appearance of this bill were the events “around the Russian borders” and “a huge information attack on the leadership of the country.”
According to him, even if the media are purchased as a business, as a result of still falling into the policy. “For me, the country’s security is primary, and business – is secondary,” – said the deputy. Dengin also believes that the bill will be the measure deofshorizatsii Russian media. The document will bring out of the shadows of the final beneficiary and to understand who is the customer publications in the media, notes Parahin.
to adopt the draft law intended to limit the possible share of foreign shareholders in the capital of the Russian media with the existing 50% to 20%. In addition, the bill provides that foreign citizens, stateless persons and citizens of the Russian Federation who have citizenship of another country, is not entitled to be a founder of the media.
The authors of the bill believe that the owners of the media should be given time to February 1, 2017 to change the corporate chains in compliance with the document. New data about the owners and founders of various media must be received by Roscomnadzor before February 15, 2017, deputies say.
In the first reading for the resolution voted 434 MP at the required minimum of 266 abstained in the vote was not, and only one member of parliament voted against. With criticism of the document was made by the deputy of the “Fair Russia” Dmitry Gudkov.
“Gudkov asked,” Do you understand that by adopting this law, and instead of “Sheets” and “Kommersant”, and any relevant information you will read battle piece Dugin? “. But -That colleagues did not listen, “- said the vote on the first reading of the draft law correspondent ” Kommersant FM “ Peter Parkhomenko.
Amendments to the law will destroy the independent commercial media, experts believe
If the amendments are adopted, it actually destroys independent commercial media in Russia, according to media manager Anton Spout. “People who have invested decades in the media business development, create jobs, lined editorial policy, will be forced to sell their shares to the Russian oligarchs okologosudarstvennye for the price that they offer,” – said in an interview with Spout DW-World .
According to him, under the new law would be covered almost all independent media in Russia – their share will be forced to abandon the owners of publishing houses Axel Springer, Burda, Sanoma Independent Media, Conde Nast. These holdings include both qualitative socio-political and business media (Forbes Russia, “Vedomosti”) and entertainment and popular science (National Geographic, Geo, Cosmopolitan, “Popular Mechanics”).
The new bill, as the spout, practically does not leave even opportunities for mediated attraction of foreign investments in the Russian media business. “There’s clearly spelled out – no ownership chain leading from the Russian Federation, is unacceptable,” – said the media manager.
The new amendments – is a hit already “is not possible, but in the current situation,” according to the scientific editor of the online edition of Polit.ru Boris Dolgin. According to him, the previously imposed restrictions forced the media to speak accurately for some spicy themes – for example, with regard to the Crimea. “It was possible to take into account the law, but to express their position,” – says Dolgin. However, after the adoption of the new amendments, as the words of an expert, the current system in the Russian media change much.
Mediayurist Fedor Kravchenko said that “even in the perverse logic of continuous control” initiative deputies redundant. “In fact, the media in question, for a long time under the control of the state. Changes in the law in recent years have led to the fact that any publication can be fined or locked , the license at the mercy Roskomnadzora and the Kremlin. Publishers , having learned the rules of the game, show loyalty and do not even try to pursue policies dangerous for the Kremlin “- said Kravchenko.
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