The Lviv city Council gave the order to dismantle the Communist symbols
The deputies of the Lviv city Council on Thursday adopted an opinion on the dismantling of Soviet symbols within the city, said the press service of the city hall.
the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko fifteen may signed the law " about the condemnation of the Communist and Nazi regimes ", for example, prohibiting propaganda of Soviet symbols. The document caused a great resonance in society, because it has not been clearly written by the boundaries of its use. For example, on assurances of experts, under the ban could get not only the symbols of Communist Power, but also, in particular, orders and medals of veterans on which they were painted. The government promised to amend the law changes and remove inaccuracies.
"Ukrainian cities should take an example from the city, because the bulk of the work we have completed in the 90-ies ", - said the decision of the Mayor of Lviv Andriy Sadovyi.
He explained that " every element that will cause discussion, we will discuss with the public, and only then will make a decision ".
the people's Deputy from the radical party "Freedom" Lubomir Melnychuk added that the Executive Committee of Lviv city Council until November 21 needs to find out a list and perform the dismantling of the Communist monuments." The Executive Committee, within six months need to find out a list and dismantle Communist symbolism, which is hosted in Ukraine ", - noted He.
before the head of the OSCE on freedom of the media Dunja Mijatovic called adopted by the Verkhovna Rada law on decommunization potential threat to freedom of expression in the media. People's deputies of the Ukrainian party " Opposition bloc has submitted to Parliament a draft law on the abolition of the law. On Wednesday the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine instructed to send the law "about the condemnation of the Communist and Nazi regimes" on the analysis of its use ".