In the 1st reading of the State Duma passed a bill restricting the 20% share of foreigners in the share capital of any of the domestic media.
According to the parliamentarians, the draft law will protect ordinary Russians from the influence of a defective abroad, reports the Echo of Moscow.
Also, natural and legal persons from other countries are forbidden to act as founders media. It is expected that this will be a taboo act and against the Russians, having a second nationality. The main provisions of the law will come into force from the beginning of 2016.
The authors of such innovations are Communist Denis Voronenkov “spravedlivoross” Vladimir Parahin and Liberal Democrat Vadim Dengin. They are supported by the deputy chairman of the Duma Committee on Information Policy Leonid Levin. According to him, the state has long had to be adopted such a document. Most world powers have in their legislation such requirements, he added. Endorsed the proposal Dengina, Parakhina and Voronenkova head of the security committee Irina Spring. She has no doubt that their initiative will strengthen the rights of Russian journalists and increase the capacity of local media.
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