22/01/2020 11:27
Armenia’s parliament adopts bill on “thieves-in-law”
With 73 for, 20 against and 15 abstained the Armenian parliament adopted at final reading the bill on criminalizing any association with criminal subculture.
Before the voting Bright Armenia faction head made a statement, declaring about the intention to abstain from voting.
The new law envisages criminal liability for “granting or receiving criminal hierarchic status.”
Creation of a group of criminal subculture, leading it, or participating in it will also be criminalized.