Parliament approves draft laws on press freedom

Parliament on Thursday discussed two draft laws on press freedom, one submitted by the Government and one submitted by the president, as well as amendments to the civil law and the criminal law.

MPs approved the draft laws on press freedom for further discussion by the Standing Committee on State Structure.

The draft laws on press freedom would allow journalists to conceal sources, would require the owners of media outlets to be publicly identified, and would ban the publication or broadcast of information that threatens national security or public interests.

Ts.Sedvanchig stated that people who invest in media outlets have more influence than the actual owners, so their names should be made public as well.

R.Gonchigdorj said that journalists’ rights should be protected, and the draft laws should take into account those rights.

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