KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for “democratic success” in Georgia where thousands of people gathered against a controversial bill, media reported on Wednesday. According to AFP, the protesters united against a controversial “foreign agent” bill reminiscent of Russia’s legislation used to keep silent critics.
Democratic success
In his evening address to people of Ukraine, Zelensky said that there is no Ukrainian, who would not wish success to their friendly country Georgia. He termed it a democratic success and European success. According to media reports, the protest on Wednesday reported a day after the disputed bill was passed in a first reading in the parliament.
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At least 66 protestors were arrested on Tuesday evening when the protest demonstration against the law turned violent. The proposed controversial law, would class media groups and non-government entities as “foreign agents” if they obtain more than 20 percent of their finance from foreign nations. Critics were of the view that a similar law passed in Russia, where all individuals and organizations receiving financial assistance from foreign nations are declared “foreign agents”.
