02/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - Withdrawal of slander bill. The secretary general of the Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland, welcomed, on Tuesday 2 October, the withdrawal of the slander bill submitted to the Ukrainian parliament. Underlining that it is legitimate to deal with slander, Jagland said that the choice of criminal sanction is counter-indicated. He also urged the Ukrainian authorities to begin dialogue with the media organisations, civil society and all political forces in order to...