The Parliament of Ukraine approved on first reading a draft law tightening penalties for the distribution and possession of child pornography and decriminalizing pornography involving adults.
The draft law was supported by 231 representatives, eight opposed it, and three abstained from voting. You can watch the voting process In live broadcast Plenary session.
The draft law provides, among other things, for a harsher penalty of up to 15 years in prison for crimes related to child pornography if committed by an organized group or persons responsible for raising or supervising a child, Ukrainian media wrote.
Creating pornographic material with adult participants, provided they consent, as well as distributing it to adult viewers, would no longer be a crime if the law is passed.
One of the objectives of the bill is He writes “Economic Truth”, its authors declared the fight against corruption among law enforcement officials.