Location of mass disorder not established
"We have received the conclusion of the Venetian Commission and are presenting it to you at ease," said today during a NA session Head of the standing committee on state/legal issues, head of the Armenian delegation to PACE David Harutyunyan.
The second reading for the bill on changes in articles 225 and 300 of the RA Criminal Code lasted only a couple of minutes. Articles 2, 4 and 5 of the Criminal Code were added during the second reading and were discussed based on the regime of the first reading.
The main reporter of the bill David Harutyunyan informed that the definition of mass disorder has been finally established in article 225:
"By the criminal code mass disorder means group activities carried out through violence, massacre, explosions, damage or elimination of assets, use of arson, weapons or explosives or armed assaults against authority figures, which endanger the security of the people."
After presenting this and other changes in the bill, there was only question heard in the National Assembly. Head of the NA ad-hoc committee on the investigations into the events of March 1-2 Samvel Nikoyan was interested in whether the law establishes the site for mass disorder or not.
"The location is very important. The site of the mass disorder and the events taking place are very important," said Mr. Nikoyan noting the events of March 1.
David Harutyunyan informed that the word combination "location of mass disorder" is not included in the law.
According to the changes, "Any participant of the mass disturbances who assaults, massacres or bombs, damages or eliminates assets, uses arson, weapons and explosives or assaults against state figures is sentenced to 3-8 years in prison." There were no other questions for the reporter and there were no other reporters.
Let us remind that the National Assembly is making this change by the demand of the PACE and must make all changes by the PACE April session.
