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IT IS ENVISAGED TO STIPUALTE BY LAW REQUIREMENT ON APOLITICAL BEHAVIOUR OF PROSECUTORS
Noyan Tapan
Feb 21 2007
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 21, NOYAN TAPAN. At the February 20 special
siiting of the RA National Assembly, the RA Minister of Justice Davit
Harutyunian presented in second reading the package of bills on the
prosecutor's office, which was passed in first reading at the morning
sitting on the same day.
Particularly, after the first reading a new article on apolitical
behaviour of prosecutors was stipulated.
According to it, a prosecutor may not be a member of any party or
otherwise be engaged in political activity. Under any circumstances,
a prosecutor must display political restraint and neutrality. A
prosecutor may participate in elections of state and local
self-government bodies only as a voter and may not participate in
a pre-election campaign. It is also stipulated that a prosecutor
has no right to be a member of any trade union, organize strikes,
demonstrations, rallies, processions or participate in them.
Noyan Tapan
Feb 21 2007
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 21, NOYAN TAPAN. At the February 20 special
siiting of the RA National Assembly, the RA Minister of Justice Davit
Harutyunian presented in second reading the package of bills on the
prosecutor's office, which was passed in first reading at the morning
sitting on the same day.
Particularly, after the first reading a new article on apolitical
behaviour of prosecutors was stipulated.
According to it, a prosecutor may not be a member of any party or
otherwise be engaged in political activity. Under any circumstances,
a prosecutor must display political restraint and neutrality. A
prosecutor may participate in elections of state and local
self-government bodies only as a voter and may not participate in
a pre-election campaign. It is also stipulated that a prosecutor
has no right to be a member of any trade union, organize strikes,
demonstrations, rallies, processions or participate in them.