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ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS LAW ON COUNTER-TERRORISM
RIA Novosti, Russia
March 23 2005
YEREVAN, March 23 (RIA Novosti, Gamlet Matevosyan) - The Armenian
National Assembly has adopted the law On Counter Terrorism in the
third final reading.
"This is a model law for CIS countries," said secretary of the
Dashnaktsutyun faction Grair Karapetyan.
According to him, the law outlines the legal and organizational bases
of counter terrorism and regulates relevant relations.
The law implies the establishment of a coordination body, the
operative counter terrorism headquarters which will be supervised by
the Armenian president.
The republican executive national security body, the Interior Ministry
and the Armenian Armed Forces handle counter terrorism issues. Other
executive bodies also have anti-terrorist authorities.
The law prohibits the distribution of information hampering counter
terrorism activities and exposing the life and health of Armenian
citizens to danger.
RIA Novosti, Russia
March 23 2005
YEREVAN, March 23 (RIA Novosti, Gamlet Matevosyan) - The Armenian
National Assembly has adopted the law On Counter Terrorism in the
third final reading.
"This is a model law for CIS countries," said secretary of the
Dashnaktsutyun faction Grair Karapetyan.
According to him, the law outlines the legal and organizational bases
of counter terrorism and regulates relevant relations.
The law implies the establishment of a coordination body, the
operative counter terrorism headquarters which will be supervised by
the Armenian president.
The republican executive national security body, the Interior Ministry
and the Armenian Armed Forces handle counter terrorism issues. Other
executive bodies also have anti-terrorist authorities.
The law prohibits the distribution of information hampering counter
terrorism activities and exposing the life and health of Armenian
citizens to danger.