 Armenia parliament votes to outlaw unexplained wealth December 16, 2016 - 15:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Assembly on its second and final reading unanimously approved a law on the criminalization of illicit enrichment. All the 100 lawmakers voted in favor of the new bill. Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan in early November instructed Justice Minister Arpine Hovhannisyan to introduce a bill on the criminalization of unexplained wealth to help combat corruption. The law stipulates that those illegally enriched officials whose increase of capital and/or reduction in commitments unreasonably exceed their legitimate income, will be imprisoned for three to six years. The law will come into effect beginning July 1, 2017.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year.Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan.Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan.Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |
