The draft law initiated by the People’s Power in the Parliament is similar to the Russian law, not the American one. Such a statement made today American Senator, Jeanne Shaheen, at the press conference after the meetings held in Georgia.

“The law that has been introduced in Georgian legislature is not the same as the United States law. It is like the Russian law. There has been a similar law passed by Hungary that has been struck down as being inconsistent with the EU’s values, human rights and this kind of transparency.

So I think this is the kind of a law that I would be referring to when I talk about backsliding on democracy”, - said Jeanne Shaheen.