The Ukrainian parliament has passed changes to the Criminal Code dealing with liability for denying or justifying crimes committed by fascists or their accomplices.
The law, which was drawn up by Petro Symonenko and Ihor Alekseyev,
members of the Communist Party faction of the parliament, was passed by
the parliament on Jan. 15.
The law envisions punishment for public denial or justification of
crimes against humanity committed by fascists during WWII, specifically,
crimes committed by Waffen SS and structures reporting to it, those who
fought against the anti-Hitler coalition and worked with fascist
occupants, and also the propaganda of neo-Nazi ideology, and the
production and dissemination of materials justifying crimes committed by
the fascists and their accomplices.
People found guilty of such crimes will be punished with a fine in
the amount of 500 to 1,000 non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens,
restricted freedom, or up to two years in prison.
