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RUSSIA/RELIGION BILL: TRIPARTITE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER IMPROVING LAW ON RELIGION

MOSCOW, July 30 (Itar-Tass) -- A tripartite commission of representatives from the Russian presidential administration and both houses of the parliament will be set up in the near future with the aim to work out a new improved variant of the law on religious associations, which was adopted by the Russian parliament but rejected by the president.

The commission will consist of State Duma and Federation Council members and officials of the presidential administration's legal department. They are expected to work out a variant of the federal law acceptable for both the president and the parliament, Mikhail Gutseriyev, Duma deputy chairman, told Itar-Tass on Wednesday. Gutseriyev is in charge of affairs of public and religious organisations.

The legislator noted that the president and the parliament realised how important it was to look for a compromise variant of the bill which was supported by both parliament houses, but turned down by the president who saw violations of the Russian Constitution in the document.

In this connection, when working out a new variant, the main accent is likely to be put on protection of human rights, freedom of worship and equality of main religions. At the same time, very important is a clear legal regulation for activities of foreign religious communities in Russia in order to protect citizens of the country from actions of radical totalitarian sects. The danger of such sects for Russian security is realised by parliament members and Boris Yeltsin who said about this in his recent radio address to the nation.

Gutseriyev expressed confidence that after a final variant was agreed, a majority in the Duma and the Federation Council would approve it, and the president would sign it. In this case, the work of a great number of professionals who prepared the bill will not be fruitless, and Russia will have an acceptable and world-recognised legislation in the field of religious rights protection and civil freedoms, the legislator stressed.

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Johnson's Russia List

#1107

1 August 1997

djohnson@cdi.org

 
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