Armenia parliament votes to outlaw unexplained wealthDecember 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |