30/08/2018 12:35
Giving or taking election bribe to be criminalized in Armenia
Giving or taking election bribe will be criminalized in Armenia. The draft bill has been approved at today’s cabinet sitting and sent to Armenia’s National Assembly for final approval.
“Our government has assumed a commitment to ensure free elections, raise people’s trust toward electoral institutions,” Justice Minister Artak Zeynalyan said, addressing the cabinet and explaining the corresponding changes.
“With the approval of this package we intend to toughen the responsibility for giving or taking election bribes and moved it from legislation on administrative violations to Criminal Code envisaging for it not only fines but imprisonment as well,” Artak Zeynalyan said.
He said exclusions will be provision of propaganda materials with logos of parties during the pre-electoral period.