Kyrgyzstan parliament approves amendments on spreading false information

[JURIST] The Kyrgyz parliament [official website, in Kyrgyz] on Wednesday approved amendments to Kyrgyzstan's Criminal Code that criminalize the spreading of false information through the media. Under the new amendments, which lawmaker Eristina Kachkarova said are not meant to target journalists or media outlets [RFE/RL report], those found guilty of intentionally spreading false information through media outlets will face a fine of up to $4,000 or a jail sentence of up to five years. According to lawmaker Omurbek Abdrakhmanov, however,...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/04/kyrgyz-parliament-approves-amendment-on-false-information.php

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