Ukraine’s president and opposition leaders are agreeing on scrapping the country’s hastily produced anti-protesting law.  It was originally passed on 16 January, after months of streets protests gridlocked the government of President Viktor Yanukovich.

The quick passage of the law by voice vote not only did not persuade protesters to go home, but resulted in larger demonstrations which spread to eastern cities previously believed to be Yanukovich’s strongholds.

Under the law, unauthorized tents were banned from public areas such as Independence Square, where thousands of anti-government protesters are still dug in.  The law also banned so-called “slandering government officials”.  But it’s expected to be repealed at a special session of parliament to take place on Tuesday.

President Yanukovich also offered amnesty to the protesters, but only if they cleared barricades and stopped attacking government buildings.  Protesters had occupied the justice ministry, but cleared out to fulfill a condition to start talks with Yanukovich.