Security Service of Ukraine urges general public to participate in development of law against Russian propaganda
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has created a Facebook page for receiving suggestions on the development of a bill to counteract Russia hybrid warfare.
“Every patriot of Ukraine can leave their suggestions regarding the list of actions which represent a threat to the national interests of Ukraine, and require a legal reaction, on the specially created Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/platformazmin/ or by sending an email to [email protected],” the SBU’s statement reads.
The SBU intends to formulate a bill which envisages punishment for physical and legal entities who deliberately engage in hybrid warfare in the interests of Russia.
“After processing the received suggestions, taking into account the SBU’s own expertise and that of leading legal practitioners from EU states and the US in the area of counteracting hybrid warfare, the Security Service of Ukraine will initiate a number of communication platforms for public discussion of the suggested changes to Ukraine’s legislation,” the SBU added.
On June 15, SBU Head Vasiliy Hrytsak proposed the introduction of criminal accountability for Russian propaganda in the media. In his opinion, the media must deny “representatives of the fifth column of the Russian Federation” and “supporters of Putin’s Russian world” access to national information resources.