The head of the Ukrainian parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk, signed an order on the admission of journalists to the Verkhovna Rada under martial law.
.in_text_content_22 { width: 300px; height: 600px; } @media(min-width: 600px) { .in_text_content_22 { width: 580px; height: 400px; } }
This was reported today, May 8, on the Rada website.
The order “On some issues of organizing the work of journalists in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the ninth convocation under conditions of martial law in Ukraine” was signed by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk, the statement says. — The said Order approved the Regulation “On the accreditation of media under the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the ninth convocation for the period of martial law in Ukraine.
Thus, the press service of the Rada notes, journalists have the opportunity to cover the activities of the Verkhovna Rada directly in the premises.
Currently, the necessary conditions have been created for media representatives to cover the work of a single legislative body. These are specially equipped workplaces, a place for briefings, recording interviews, broadcasting meetings, and the like,” notes the press service of the Rada.
It is noted that the maximum number of journalists in the press center can be up to 30 people – taking into account the number of seats in the simplest shelter of the Council building, where plenary sessions are held and the number of people’s deputies, employees of the Apparatus, and military personnel of the State Security Administration who are at work. parliament buildings.
According to the publication Ukrayinska Pravda, there are other restrictions:
- Journalists can only work in the press center on the third floor of the Verkhovna Rada. Access to the corridors on the second floor is closed;
- To work in parliament, representatives of the media will need to undergo re-accreditation – its procedure will soon be made public;
- No more than two media workers from each media outlet will be allowed into the press center;
- media representatives are prohibited, in particular, from broadcasting live from the parliament building, photographing fortifications in the Rada, and announcing parliamentary meetings;
- It will be possible to publish information about the work of the Verkhovna Rada an hour after the announcement of the break in the plenary session.
Still, journalists were allowed to be ONLY on the 3rd floor of the room! There are 25 people in total,” MP Alexey Goncharenko commented on this news in his Telegram channel. “They are not allowed to go anywhere, they can just watch my broadcast or ask questions to the deputies if they suddenly come to them.
Journalists were denied access to the Verkhovna Rada building after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion. Since this time, there have also been no live broadcasts of Council meetings.
Source: Verkhovna Rada, Ukrayinska Pravda, Alexey Goncharenko
Source: Racurs
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.