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Time in Yerevan: 11:07,   29 March 2024

Arpine Hovhannisyan explains why Ministry of Justice is against Edmond Marukyan’s project

Arpine Hovhannisyan explains why Ministry of Justice is against Edmond Marukyan’s project

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 10, ARMENPRESS: The government of the Republic of Armenia is against of the Republic of Armenia’s bill “about making amendments to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia” proposed by the National Assembly deputy Edmond Marukyan. The bill proposes to replace Article 301 of the Criminal Code by a new edited version: bringing to responsibility for public calls to seize power, undermine the territorial integrity or overthrow by force constitutional order, for the public announcement or call against the sovereignty or territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia.

The newly appointed Minister of Justice Arpine Hovhannisyan noted that article 301 of the current Criminal Code provides responsibility for public calls to seize power, violate the territorial integrity or overthrow constitutional order by force.

Referring to the proposed amendment, about criminalizing the public statement against the territorial integrity, the Minister of Justice stated that through Article 301 of the current Criminal Code offense of the intended objective is manifested in making public calls to usurp power, overthrow the constitutional order and territorial integrity.








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