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CABINET TO SUBMIT LEGAL PACKAGE TO PARLIAMENT
Tert.am
21.04.11
At its meeting on Monday, the Armenian cabinet decided to submit a
new legal package to parliament.
Amendments to the Civil and Criminal codes will be submitted to the
National Assembly in an ad hoc manner.
Justice Minister Hrayr Tovmasyan told the cabinet members that the
National Assembly had previously considered the amendments but the
package hadn't been approved in the second reading due to the absence
of a quorum.
"It has an anti-corruption strategy but stems from constitutional
requirements, defining the principles and procedures of public
service," he said.
The bill proposes establishing an ethics committee which will exercise
control over government officials. It will collect information on
the personal property of the president, prime minister, heads of
government bodies and their deputies, as well as MPs, judges, the
prosecutor general.
"Those officials will submit the inventory on their personal property
and interests to the ethics committee," the minister stressed.
He said the Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption
(GRECO) had criticized Armenia for lacking proper corruption control
mechanisms.
In his speech, Prime Minister Tigran Satgsyan said discussions over the
bill had been previously attended by representatives from international
organizations and EU experts.
"Unfortunately, the National Assembly did not pass the bill due to
the absence of a quorum, but we are sure the MPs will support us this
time," he said.
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
21.04.11
At its meeting on Monday, the Armenian cabinet decided to submit a
new legal package to parliament.
Amendments to the Civil and Criminal codes will be submitted to the
National Assembly in an ad hoc manner.
Justice Minister Hrayr Tovmasyan told the cabinet members that the
National Assembly had previously considered the amendments but the
package hadn't been approved in the second reading due to the absence
of a quorum.
"It has an anti-corruption strategy but stems from constitutional
requirements, defining the principles and procedures of public
service," he said.
The bill proposes establishing an ethics committee which will exercise
control over government officials. It will collect information on
the personal property of the president, prime minister, heads of
government bodies and their deputies, as well as MPs, judges, the
prosecutor general.
"Those officials will submit the inventory on their personal property
and interests to the ethics committee," the minister stressed.
He said the Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption
(GRECO) had criticized Armenia for lacking proper corruption control
mechanisms.
In his speech, Prime Minister Tigran Satgsyan said discussions over the
bill had been previously attended by representatives from international
organizations and EU experts.
"Unfortunately, the National Assembly did not pass the bill due to
the absence of a quorum, but we are sure the MPs will support us this
time," he said.
From: A. Papazian