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The State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill that limits the participation of foreign capital in the Russian media 20 percent, and also prohibits the media act as founders of foreign natural and legal persons, stateless persons, and the Russians, having a second citizenship. Over 434 deputies voted; against – one Dmitry Gudkov; no abstentions.
Input restrictions apply to all media projects that are licensed media, including print and online editions. Note to the new edition in Russia allowed foreign capital own 50% stake in the media.
Amendments to the law on mass media, according to the authors of them, will come into force on 1 January 2016. By 15 February 2017 the media should provide the Roscomnadzor new documents about the owners and founders. If the agency does not receive the papers on time, the courts will have the right to close the media.
One of the authors of the document, colleague Vadim Dengin Zhirinovsky said, introducing a bill that some “foreign agents” and business “actively shout” censorship and attacks on foreign capital. These charges he dismissed. At the same time, said Dengin, “the Cold War, it is information that is now turned against Russia, dictates certain laws and forces for specific actions”.
It adds a marketing resource “Sostav.ru” Dengin added that in the first place puts the security of the state, and for this MP is even ready to “close the Russian.” Most of all, the parliamentarian concerned about “luster”, through which foreign owners “gently push through” political publications aimed against Russia.
So Dengin announced have already become standard abstracts in Russian that “work on the West Publishing and fifth column “.
The only MP to vote against – Dmitry Gudkov, for his part, said that the bill would lead to the destruction of the media business.” “It will be the outflow of personnel, investment outflows, the outflow of technology” – said deputy.
Also, for additional sources of one of the few relatively non-engaged editions of “Sheets”, which primarily fall under the prohibited category, initiated the development of the document was the president’s administration and not publicly declared LDPRovets Dengin.
On the eve of the RBC, citing a source close to the leadership of the State Duma, said that the bill passed the lower house on the fast-track procedure and the final reading can be taken on Friday, September 26.
It was reported earlier that Russia passed a law limiting the rights of bloggers. Materials: the Grani.Ru
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