January 29, 2010 - 20:31 AMT
RA National Assembly discusses draft law "On emergency legal regime"


On January 29 the meeting of the NA Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs, chaired by MP Hrayr Karapetyan discussed the RA draft law "On legal regime of emergency." RA First Deputy Minister of Justice Ararat Malkhasyan said that, the feasibility of the bill is based on the requirements of the Constitution. Under the bill the legal regime of emergency is a temporary measure declared only in the case when there is a threat to the constitutional order in Armenia. The bill determines the conditions of recognizing a state of emergency. The committee endorsed the bill for its inclusion in the agenda of the spring session of NA.