WorldPosted at: Mar 13 2019 4:23PM

Kremlin expresses concerns over ‘Fake News’ bill

Moscow, Mar 13 (UNI) The Kremlin admits that there might be concerns over the enforcement of the Russia's prospective law on curbing fake news, but hopes that such fears will not be confirmed, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
The Russian upper house is expected to discuss the bill later in the day. The Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights has criticised the legislation and urged the upper house lawmakers to vote down the initiative and send it for revision. The lower chamber has already passed the bill.
"Of course, we can hardly agree with a view that the bill is some kind of censorship... Certainly, there might be some concerns about the enforcement of this bill after it is enacted, but we have repeatedly seen situations when such fears turned out to be groundless," the spokesman was quoted by Sputnik.

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