Friday, January 31, 2014

Ukraine parliament passes conditional amnesty law for protesters

[JURIST] The Verkhovna Rada [official website], the Parliament of Ukraine, on Wednesday passed a law granting conditional amnesty to protesters arrested during the weeks of unrest that have gripped the nation. The passage of this measure came during the parliament's extraordinary session [JURIST report], which began earlier in the day on Wednesday. Opposition parties refused to take part [BBC report] in the vote, due to the condition which states that amnesty will only apply if protesters abandon government buildings that...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/01/ukraine-parliament-passes-amnesty-law-for-protesters.php

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