11:45 29.01.2014

Opposition, majority have not yet agreed on amnesty bill - Miroshnychenko

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Opposition, majority have not yet agreed on amnesty bill - Miroshnychenko

The opposition and the majority in parliament have not yet agreed on the wording of the amnesty bill, Party of Regions MP Yuriy Miroshnychenko has said.

"As of yesterday evening there was this kind of agreement: a negotiating team and experts would work today to agree on a single version of the bill that would be acceptable to both the opposition and the members of the majority," he told reporters in parliament on Wednesday.

He said that the opposition was insisting on an unconditional amnesty for detained activists, whereas the majority offers conditions under which administrative buildings will be vacated after the adoption of the law.

Miroshnychenko added that the opposition had expressed its readiness to release several buildings at the first stage, in particular, local government agencies and executive authorities.

"However, they don't see that it's currently realistic to vacate the House of Trade Unions, Zhovtnevy Palace and Khreschatyk Street. And therefore they proposed excluding some facilities from the list," he said.

Miroshnychenko noted that the parties would attempt to reach a joint decision, but if they fail, then two bills, one from the majority and one from the opposition, will be put to the vote, and the one that gains more votes will come into force.

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