Georgia MPs to override veto on ‘foreign influence’ law next week

As it gears up for the vote, the ruling Georgian Dream party blasted the United States for "encroaching" on its sovereignty,

As it gears up for the vote, the ruling Georgian Dream party blasted the United States for “encroaching” on Tbilisi’s sovereignty with a plan for visa restrictions on Georgian officials over the legislation.Unprecedented demonstrations have gripped the Caucasus country for weeks, with opponents saying the law mirrors Russian legislation used to silence dissent.

The law requires NGOs and media outlets receiving more than 20 percent of funding from abroad to register as acting “in the interests of a foreign power.”Georgian Dream on Friday slammed Washington’s announcement a day earlier of visa restrictions for “individuals who are responsible for or complicit in undermining democracy in Georgia” over the law.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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