Imithetho izobhekana nenani elikhulayo lalokho okubizwa ngokuthi “amacala amaqhinga aphikisana nokubamba iqhaza komphakathi” (SLAPP) ukuze kuvikelwe i-EU yonke yezintatheli, izinhlangano zabezindaba, izishoshovu, izifundiswa, amaciko nabacwaningi ngokumelene nezinqubo zomthetho ezingenasisekelo nezihlukumezayo.
Lo mthetho omusha uzosebenza emacaleni awela imingcele futhi uvikele abantu nezinhlangano ezisebenza ezindaweni ezifana namalungelo ayisisekelo, imvelo, ukulwa nokwaziswa okungelona iqiniso kanye nophenyo lwenkohlakalo olumelene nokuqulwa kwecala lokuhlukumeza okuhloswe ukwesabisa nokuhlukumeza. Ama-MEPs aqinisekisa ukuthi amacala azobhekwa njengaweqa imingcele ngaphandle kwalapho zombili izinhlangothi zitholakala ezweni elifanayo nenkantolo futhi icala lisebenza ezweni eliyilungu elilodwa kuphela.
Abaqalisi be-SLAPP ukufakazela icala labo
Abamangalelwa bazokwazi ukufaka isicelo sokuhoxiswa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kwezimangalo ezisobala ezingenasisekelo futhi ezimweni ezinjalo abaqalisi be-SLAPP kuyodingeka baqinisekise ukuthi icala labo linesisekelo esiqinile. Izinkantolo kulindeleke ukuthi zibhekane ngokushesha nezicelo ezinjalo. Ukuze kuvinjelwe ukumangalelwa okuhlukumezayo, izinkantolo zizokwazi ukubeka izinhlawulo eziyengayo kubamangali, ngokuvamile abamelwe amaqembu okwamukela izivakashi, izinhlangano noma osopolitiki. Izinkantolo zingaphoqa ummangali ukuthi akhokhe zonke izindleko zecala, okuhlanganisa nokumelwa kommangalelwa ngokomthetho. Lapho umthetho kazwelonke ungakuvumeli ukuthi lezi zindleko zikhokhelwe ngokugcwele ngummangali, ohulumeni be-EU kuyodingeka baqinisekise ukuthi ziyakhava, ngaphandle kwalapho zibiza ngokweqile.
Izinyathelo zokusekela izisulu ze-SLAPP
Ama-MEP akwazile ukufaka emithethweni ukuthi lawo aqondiswe yi-SLAPPs angase anxeshezelwe ngomonakalo odalekile. Baphinde baqinisekisa ukuthi izisulu ze-SLAPP zizokwazi ukufinyelela olwazini olubanzi mayelana nezinyathelo zokusekela, okuhlanganisa nosizo lwezezimali, usizo lwezomthetho nokusekelwa ngokwengqondo ngokusebenzisa umzila ofanele njengesikhungo solwazi. Amazwe angamalungu kuyodingeka futhi ahlinzeke ngosizo lwezomthetho ekuqulweni kwecala eliwela umngcele, aqinisekise ukuthi izahlulelo zokugcina ezihlobene ne-SLAPP zishicilelwa ngendlela efinyeleleka kalula nange-elekthronikhi futhi ziqoqe imininingwane ngamacala e-SLAPP.
Ukuvikelwa kwe-EU kuma-SLAPP angewona awe-EU
EU amazwe azoqinisekisa ukuthi izahlulelo zezwe lesithathu ezinqubweni ezingenasisekelo noma ezihlukumezayo ezibhekiswe kubantu abathile bezikhungo ezihlala endaweni yabo ngeke ziqashelwe. Labo abaqondiswe yi-SLAPP bazokwazi ukufuna isinxephezelo ngezindleko ezihlobene nomonakalo ezinkantolo zabo zasekhaya.
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Ngemva kwezingxoxo, hola i-MEP I-Tiemo Wölken (S&D, Germany) wathi: “Ngemuva kwezingxoxo ezishubile, sesenze isivumelwano ngomyalelo we-Anti-SLAPPs - isinyathelo sokuqeda umkhuba osubhebhethekile wamacala okuhlukumeza okuhloswe ngawo ukuthulisa izintatheli, ama-NGO kanye nezinhlangano zomphakathi. Naphezu kwemizamo yoMkhandlu yokwenza buthaka kakhulu iziphakamiso zeKhomishana, iPhalamende lathola isivumelwano esihlanganisa incazelo yamacala awela imingcele, ukusheshisa ukuphathwa kwezinqubo ezibalulekile zokuphepha ezifana nokuxoshwa kusenesikhathi kanye nezinhlinzeko mayelana nokuphepha kwezimali, kanye nezinyathelo zokweseka mayelana nosizo, ukuqoqwa kwedatha kanye nokunxeshezelwa kwezindleko.”
Izinyathelo ezilandelayo
Uma usuvunywe ngokusemthethweni umhlangano kanye namazwe angamalungu, lo mthetho uzoqala ukusebenza ezinsukwini ezingamashumi amabili ngemva kokushicilelwa kwawo Kujenali Esemthethweni. Amazwe angamalungu azoba neminyaka emibili yokuguqula umthetho ube ngumthetho kazwelonke.
Background
IPhalamende LaseYurophu kudala likhuthaza ukuthi kuqiniswe inkululeko yabezindaba kanye nokuvikelwa okuthuthukisiwe kwalabo abahloselwe ama-SLAPP. Ekukhanyeni kwe inani elikhulayo lama-SLAPP e-EU, Ama-MEP amukele uchungechunge lwesinqumo kusukela ngo-2018 efuna isinyathelo se-EU ngokumelene nokuhlukunyezwa okungokomthetho kwezintatheli, abezindaba kanye nezishoshovu. IKhomishini YaseYurophu yethula yayo Isiphakamiso ngo-Ephreli 2022, okuhlanganisa nezinyathelo eziningi ama-MEPs abezicindezela ngo-2021 isixazululo.
