Verkhovna Rada deputy from the European Solidarity party and former director of the Institute of National Remembrance Volodymyr Vyatrovich criticized the draft law on counteracting anti-Semitism in Ukraine, which was passed by the parliament in the first reading in June. He wrote about this on his Facebook page.
Vyatrovich called the draft law on combating anti-Semitism “strange” and accused its authors of actualizing “Russian fakes” about the threat of anti-Semitism in Ukraine. “The fact that this trash – a set of absurd slogans one page long – is not just called a bill, but also received the support of the majority of deputies – is a serious diagnosis of Ukrainian parliamentarism,” Vyatrovich explained. According to the deputy, the real level of anti-Semitism in Ukraine is “the lowest among 18 countries of Central and Eastern Europe.”
The politician suggested removing the words “in Ukraine” from the bill, as he considered them “provocative”. He also noted that now the text is contrary to Article 24 of the Constitution of Ukraine, which prohibits privileges and restrictions based on ethnic origin. According to him, people of any nationality have equal rights in the country. The deputy proposed to name the bill “On the prevention and counteraction of Ukrainophobia, anti-Semitism, national, racial, religious enmity and hatred” and introduce appropriate definitions into it.
Earlier, Vyatrovich accused President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his parliamentary faction “Servant of the People” of wanting to stop the Ukrainization of the media.
In April, the radicals held a march in Kiev for the first time in honor of the anniversary of the formation of the SS Galicia division. The organizers urged their supporters to come in embroidered shirts.
