Dual Citizens May Not Be Taken Into Service At RA National Security

[Kharatian Ani]

DUAL CITIZENS MAY NOT BE TAKEN INTO SERVICE AT RA NATIONAL SECURITY BODIES AND OCCUPY HIGHEST GROUP POSTS AT POLICE

Noyan Tapan
Mar 20 2007

YEREVAN, MARCH 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA NA discussed on March 19 in the
first reading the package of drafts envisaging amendments and additions
to 2 laws on service at the National Security Bodies and Police.

In the words of Gevorg Malkhasian, the main speaker, Deputy Minister of
Justice, the amendments and additions being proposed are provided by
introduction of the dual citizenship institute in Armenia. According
to it, a person, at the same time being a citizen of another state,
may not be taken into service at the National Security Bodies and
occupy highest group posts at the Police. In the case of stopping
RA citizenship as well as at the same time with the RA citizenship
getting citizenship of another state, above-mentioned servicemen of
the National Security Bodies and Police will be discharged. With the
exception of ones occupying a highest group post, other servicemen
of the Police may at the same time be citizens of another state, but
stopping of the RA citizenship will be a basis for discharging them.