The 'Armenia' Faction Has Filed Two Applications with the Constitutional Court

The National Assembly's 'Armenia' faction has submitted two applications to the Constitutional Court. The news was reported by faction MP Aram Vardevanyan on his Facebook page.

"The first application concerns Article 135 of the Criminal Procedure Code, related to the institute of detention, the issue of the clarity of the term 'reasonable suspicion', the threshold of proof, and the circumstances of its interpretation by the Judicial Council. In the same application, we also disputed the inadmissibility of the grounds for detention being challenged. This can help mitigate the unacceptable practice of applying detention," wrote Vardevanyan.

The second application pertains to the media sector. They have challenged the wording of the 'Procurement Law', according to which the protocol, accommodation, and food expenses of the President of the Republic, the Speaker of the National Assembly, and the Prime Minister are considered state secrets. Vardevanyan believes that this regulation and its application, especially recently, prove that the mentioned officials are beyond public control, which is unacceptable in a democratic society.

Additionally, the MP reports that several legislative initiatives have been developed. In particular, there are proposals for the abolition of the points-based penalty system for drivers. Vardevanyan assures that statistical data support that this regulation has not had a positive effect on road safety. Moreover, in 2021, 173,189 decisions were made that included penalty points.

Furthermore, work is underway on another project concerning the minimum wage and the disproportionate burden of PCR tests. In this regard, the MP promises to provide additional information soon.

Recall that the 'Armenia' alliance had challenged the order of the Minister of Health in the Constitutional Court. The Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional the order of the Minister of Health, Anahit Avanesyan, requiring unvaccinated employees to undergo mandatory PCR testing at their own expense periodically.

According to the order of the Minister of Health, starting from October 1, all working citizens of Armenia were obligated to provide either a certificate of vaccination against Covid-19 or a PCR test result every 14 days (the test must have been done no more than 72 hours prior to the submission of the document).