President Petro Poroshenko has signed into law bills which human rights organizations warn are an unwarranted restriction on people’s rights. The increase in the prosecutor’s powers could lead to criminal proceedings being questioned, if not in Ukraine, then in Strasbourg. The main two laws of concern which Poroshenko failed to veto significantly extend the powers of the prosecutor under martial law, a state of emergency or in areas where an anti-terrorist operation [ATO] is underway and enable prevention detention of terrorism suspects of up to 30 days. ... Draft law 4311a gives the Prosecutor power to authorize searches, wiretapping or even detention without a court order. The bill is in breach of a number of provisions in Ukraine’s Constitution (29; 30; 31) while Article 64 makes it clear that these rights may not be restricted even under martial law, etc. ... Draft bill No. 4312a introduces amendments to the law on fighting terrorism that will enable people to be detained for up to 30 days without a court order.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 23:18:43 +0000
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