MPs demand explanations from the Secretariat due to the absence of a project regarding the prohibition of the Moscow ‘patriarchate’s’ activities on the Parliament’s website — Poturaev.

On May 2nd, the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada on Humanitarian and Information Policy addressed the Parliament’s Secretariat.

Members of Parliament demand clarification as to why the text of the government bill (8371) for the second reading has not been published on the website of the Verkhovna Rada for over a month.

This legislative initiative aims to combat the activities of the Moscow “patriarchate.”

The decision of the Committee was communicated to the public initiative “Holka” by its chairman, MP Mykyta Poturaiev (“Servant of the People”). The decision was unanimously supported by the present members of the committee.

Is such a delay typical for the Secretariat of the Verkhovna Rada?

Mykyta Poturaiev

Chairman of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Humanitarian and Information Policy

I am extremely surprised by such an unprecedented delay in the publication of the project by the Secretariat. Especially considering that it concerns a law that will significantly enhance both national security and social unity. We are also examining the unhealthy situation surrounding the national public broadcaster, 'Suspilne,' and condemn attempts to discredit the NSTU. We believe it is necessary to maintain parity of broadcasting among the producers of the National Television Broadcast. A healthy information field is also part of national information security."

People’s Deputy Volodymyr Vyatrovych (European Solidarity) emphasized that the appeal to the Secretariat of the Verkhovna Rada regarding the delay in the publication of the government project (8371) should include a demand to include this project on the agenda of the nearest session.

The public initiative “Holka” received a response from the Secretariat of the Verkhovna Rada to its inquiry about why the government legislative initiative had not appeared on the website for a month before the second reading.

“A comparative table to the mentioned bill may be provided and will appear on the official website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine after the full procedure of passing the bill prepared for consideration in the second reading according to the technological scheme,” the response from the Secretariat, signed by the head of the management Natalia Adamovich, states.

Deputy Chair of the “Holos” faction, Member of Parliament Yulia Klymenko, who, along with Oleksandr Alyksiychuk (“Servant of the People”) and other MPs, collected signatures from parliamentarians to bring this project to the session hall for consideration in the fall of 2023, notes:

Are there any violations in the actions of the Verkhovna Rada Secretariat?

Yulia Klymenko

Member of Parliament, Deputy Chair of the "Holos" faction

The bill was voted on by the relevant committee at the beginning of April. It's been the second month now, and the text is still not on the official website. It's just a few pages that can be easily and quickly processed. The Secretariat of the Verkhovna Rada, which is essentially an administrative-bureaucratic department for MPs, is now deciding to hide it and deliberately delay it until the second reading against the will of MPs and Ukrainians, as well as in violation of the law. This is an obvious abuse of authority with corresponding consequences.

Almost all factions and parliamentary groups have agreed to support this legislative initiative.

Recall that on April 23, the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court considered a case regarding the voluntary transition of one of the religious communities in the Zhytomyr region from the Moscow Patriarchate to the OCU. The court ruled that neither the court nor the state have the right to prohibit religious communities from doing so without the church’s consent, as it would interfere with freedom of religion.

The transition of a religious community from the Moscow Patriarchate to the OCU. What did the Supreme Court decide?

3 квітня з’явилася постанова Великої Палати Верховного Суду, яка стосується права переходу релігійної громади від Московського до Київського патріархату. Олександр Хрустюк, який є представником Московського патріархату на Житомирщині, оскаржував рішення релігійної громади, яка вирішила перейти до української церкви й змінила статут.

23.04.2024