The Bloomberg agency announces that it suspends the work of its journalists in Russia

The Bloomberg News agency announced on Friday that it is suspending the work of its journalists in Russia after a law was passed that penalizes the dissemination of “false information about the army” and its invasion of Ukraine.

“It is with a heavy heart that we have decided to temporarily suspend our intelligence-gathering work in Russia,” declared its editor-in-chief, John Micklethwait, in an article published on its website.

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“The change in the criminal code, which seems designed to turn any independent journalist into a criminal by mere association, makes it impossible to continue any semblance of normal journalism inside the country”said.

The American chain CNN announced for its part that “will stop transmitting in Russia as he continues to assess the situation and the next steps he will take.”

The deputies of the lower house of the Russian Parliament (the Duma) unanimously adopted an amendment that provides for penalties of up to 15 years in prison if information seeking “discredit” to the armed forces.

Another amendment that went ahead this Friday contemplates sanctions for those who request “sanctions against Russia”just as the country is facing heavy penalties from Western countries for the attack on Ukraine.

British public broadcaster BBC announced on Friday that it is withdrawing its journalists from Russia. “This legislation appears to criminalize the process of independent journalism. It leaves us no choice but to temporarily suspend work.” CEO Tim Davie said in a statement.

He added that he did not want “exposing their journalists to the risk of criminal prosecution simply for doing their job.”

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Source: Elcomercio

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