CC acknowledged as invalid
Support A1+!The RA Constitutional Court today upheld RA Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan's appeal and acknowledged Part 1, Article 284 of the RA Criminal Procedure Code as invalid and as one that contradicts the RA Constitution.
What emanated from the disputed norm was that if one of the participants or communicators of the conversation has given consent to listen to or supervise him or her in advance, the operative-investigative body can hold a secret hearing without a court ruling.
According to Part 5, Article 23 of the RA Constitution, "each individual has the right to confidentiality of epistolary, telephone conversations, letters, telegrams and other messages and that right can be limited only in cases and by the order prescribed by the law and by the court's decision".
