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What if politicians' lying was a crime? There's a country (very) close to that
"It is not enough for us, deputies, to raise our hands in disapproval. We have the power to change the rules so that all politicians act with integrity", defended one of the authors of the proposal.
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What if politicians could be criminally charged for lying? The idea is being debated in the Senedd, the Welsh parliament, and could become law if a proposed amendment banning politicians from lying is passed.
If the law comes into effect, Wales would be the first country in the world to criminalize lying by politicians, as The Guardian reports.
Adam Price, the former leader of the center-left Plaid Cymru party who is leading the amendment, argues that the issue is vital, especially at a time when disinformation and populism are rife.
“The public are rightly tired of politicians getting away with lying,” he said, as quoted by the British newspaper. “It’s not enough for us as individual members to wring our hands in dismay. We have the power to change the rules so that all politicians are required to act with integrity, honesty and respect,” he added.
Price believes that “there has always been a credibility gap in politics, but it has become a chasm.” “We are trying to restore what should be a basic principle: that politicians should never deliberately mislead. Hopefully this will set a precedent that can be adopted in democracies around the world,” he argued.
The amendment would make it illegal for a member or candidate for the Welsh parliament to deliberately mislead the parliament or the public.
The amendment has the support of the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives. Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething has also expressed support for the proposal.
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