The State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications will consider on Thursday an amendment to the legislation that involve penalties for press officers of the federal authorities, write “Izvestia».
A few members of the committee explained to the publication that the initiative stems from the fact that the staff of Information Department under the Ministry can not respond to inquiries from reporters, although the law “On mass media” required, and after the articles
«Here the question is not in the law, and ethics in relations with the media, as is the direct responsibility of the press services – to work with the media. How built this work shows the performance of the department itself, “- said committee member Alexander Yushchenko (CPRF)
Under current law, the federal agency must respond to the request within seven days.
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