APJ: Bill violates constitution
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, /MONTSAME/ The Association of Parliament Journalists (APJ) has said some clauses of a draft amendment to the law on the procedure of parliamentary session violate the Constitution of Mongolia "because they restrict the right and freedom of media people and journalists to obtain information".
The APJ has forward its request to the President to ban the above clauses. This bill was approved at the last parliamentary session of 2010. Parliamentary journalists have urged all news organizations to back their position.
The clauses saying "open meetings, expect open plenary meetings, can be attended by those only who took part in an issue being considered at this meeting--representation of working group, parties/factions, of offices, advisors and assistants" and "reports on meetings of Standing committees, sub-committees, factions and working groups might be given in a special room by a chairman of a meeting" have triggered the journalists' irritation.
The APJ considers that these clauses rudely breach the Constitution of Mongolia, especially its clauses about the freedom of thought, free expression of opinion, of speech, press, peaceful demonstration and meetings, as well as the right to seek and receive information except that which the State and its bodies are legally bound to protect as secret.
B.Khuder
The APJ has forward its request to the President to ban the above clauses. This bill was approved at the last parliamentary session of 2010. Parliamentary journalists have urged all news organizations to back their position.
The clauses saying "open meetings, expect open plenary meetings, can be attended by those only who took part in an issue being considered at this meeting--representation of working group, parties/factions, of offices, advisors and assistants" and "reports on meetings of Standing committees, sub-committees, factions and working groups might be given in a special room by a chairman of a meeting" have triggered the journalists' irritation.
The APJ considers that these clauses rudely breach the Constitution of Mongolia, especially its clauses about the freedom of thought, free expression of opinion, of speech, press, peaceful demonstration and meetings, as well as the right to seek and receive information except that which the State and its bodies are legally bound to protect as secret.
B.Khuder
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