Ukraine 'to scrap' anti-protest law

January 28, 2014 03:36

The Ukrainian president and opposition leaders have agreed to scrap anti-protest laws, the presidency has said, a key demand of demonstrators. Viktor Yanukovych also offered the post of prime minister to opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk, but he rejected it. The president met leaders of the three main opposition parties to try to end the deepening political crisis.

Demonstrators had rejected previous offers of concessions, pointing to the protest laws as a sticking point. The law was hastily passed in parliament by Yanukovych loyalists on 16 January. The changes included a ban on unauthorised tents in public areas, and criminal responsibility for slandering government officials.

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