The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported Bill No. 8371, which would ban religious organisations with ties to Russia, at its first reading.
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Bill No. 8371 on the ban of religious organisations with ties to Russia passed the first reading.
On October 19, 2023, the Verkhovna Rada passed the relevant bill at first reading.
267 members of parliament voted in favor, 15 against, and two abstained
The draft law had support from 267 deputies, with 175 from Zelensky's Servant of the People party supporting.
Criminal proceedings were registered against Artem Dmytruk and Oleksandr Kunytskyi for hooliganism and causing bodily harm in connection with an incident on October 5 in Kyiv.
The pre-trial investigation was entrusted to the State Bureau of Investigation.
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