Vote of condemnation of the process of illegalization of the Communist Party of Ukraine approved by the Portuguese parliament

Vote of condemnation of the process of illegalization of the Communist Party of Ukraine approved by the Portuguese parliament

Vote presented by the Portuguese Communist Party and approved by the Portuguese parliament on the "Condemnation of the process of illegalization of the Communist Party of Ukraine", on February 17th, 2017.

Condemnation of the process of illegalization of the Communist Party of Ukraine

Considering the serious attack on the exercise of fundamental rights, freedoms and guarantees entailed in the adoption of an anti-democratic law in 2015, a process initiated by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine of banning the activity of the Communist Party of Ukraine and its consequent illegalization;

Considering that the Communist Party of Ukraine, among other democratic
Ukrainian forces, is prevented from pursuing its political intervention at the institutional level as a result of the aforementioned process aimed at its illegalization;

Stressing that such acts contravene the norms and conventions of international law,

Portuguese parliament, meeting in Plenary Session:

Condemns the process of illegalization of the Communist Party of Ukraine and calls on the repeal of the anti-democratic law on which it is based, guaranteeing the Ukrainian people the exercise of fundamental rights, freedoms and guarantees.

National Parliament

February 17, 2017