Save Denmark's Democracy- Courtesy of Avaaz Community Site
Parts of a new bill (§ 22, 24 and 27) named "Freedom of Information Act" ("Offentlighedsloven") are threatening Denmark's, and potentially other countries’, democracy at its core. If the bill is passed, the Danish public, the media and even opposition Members of Parliament will no longer be allowed to monitor vital parts of the government’s paper trail, effectively blanketing the Danish government in a cover of darkness. Illegal activities within the administration will be able to be freely hidden from the general public, the media and even the parliamentary opposition. This will set the stage for an uncontrolled government, and the death of Danish democracy.
Denmark is already known within Scandinavia for its secretive traditions and practices within the state administration. The government openly admits that recent scandals would not have been revealed under the proposed new law.
Leading international watchdogs are already concerned. The IPI (International Press Institute) is warning that this new move may encourage other countries to do the same. The internationally acclaimed Canadian Centre for Law and Democracy is calling the law "Unacceptably weak for a country that praises itself for being an open democracy". Denmark needs your help to stop this direct assault on democracy dead in its tracks, before the third and final vote to pass the bill, and before this dangerous law spreads its democracy-hostile agenda to other countries.
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