Despite Western criticism and massive protests that plunged Georgia into chaos, the country's parliament today overrode a presidential veto and permanently adopted the controversial “foreign influence” law. The law, inspired by a Russian counterpart, was approved by a vote of 84 to 4. Most opposition MPs left the room at the time of the vote, an AFP reporter said. Georgian President Salome Zourabisvili, whose powers are largely ceremonial, had vetoed the law, but today's vote in parliament clears the way for the chamber's president to sign it into law within the next few days. . The law requires organizations that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as “agents of foreign influence”. Heavy fines are also introduced for infringements as well as burdensome disclosure requirements. Opponents of the bill have staged some of the largest protests in the past month […]
Source: News Beast
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