sabreW4K3 to UK Politics@feddit.uk · 5 months agoWales could become world’s first country to criminalise politicians who lietheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1508arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1507arrow-down1external-linkWales could become world’s first country to criminalise politicians who lietheconversation.comsabreW4K3 to UK Politics@feddit.uk · 5 months agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareThePyroPython@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up40·5 months ago“Under the proposals it would be a criminal offence for a member of the Senedd, or a candidate for election to the Senedd, to wilfully, or with intent to mislead, make or publish a statement that is known to be false or deceptive.” I think candidate for election would cover that.
minus-squarejabjoe@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoIt would now, but he’s just been a bloody agitant for a number of years.
“Under the proposals it would be a criminal offence for a member of the Senedd, or a candidate for election to the Senedd, to wilfully, or with intent to mislead, make or publish a statement that is known to be false or deceptive.”
I think candidate for election would cover that.
It would now, but he’s just been a bloody agitant for a number of years.