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08:10 pm | Today | Politics
The National Assembly today passed the bill "On Setting a Legal Regime
for State of Emergency" by the first reading.
Chairman of the Public Council Vazgen Manukyan told "A1+" that the
Public Council had discussed the bill in detail.
"There was a need for such a bill," Vazgen Manukyan said, but
he noted that the special state and the state of emergency can be
adjoined because even though the bill only referred to the violation
of the constitutional order, there are different situations such as
earthquakes and other states of emergency that have nothing to do
with the danger to constitutional order. The need for the application
of special measures emerges, and all officials must have powers for
acting in the new situation.
RA Minister of Justice Hrair Tovmasyan finds that no country is
protected from a state of emergency and that it must take steps to
maintain the constitutional order.
Chairman of the Public Council Vazgen Manukyan shares that view,
but finds that in the state of emergency, the President should have
the right to appeal to the parliament twice because there may be
a situation where the President demands a state of emergency, but
the parliament votes against it, thinking that that can change the
situation and possibly lead to the President's impeachment.
On the other hand, he finds that the President has to appeal to
the parliament to use the army and not bring the army in a state
of emergency.
"We have formed the army to protect the country from the enemy, not
to be used for solving domestic affairs. In such cases, the President
can use the special police forces, just like today."
Vazgen Manukyan finds that the National Assembly should be given more
powers for using the forces.
"The army should be used in cases of extremity," Vazgen Manukyan told
"A1+".
Wasn't the situation extreme when a crowd of people invaded the
building of the National Assembly in 1996? In response, Vazgen Manukyan
said: "I was generally against using the army, but there are times
when that is inevitable."
http://www.a1plus.am/en/politics/2012/02/09/vazgen-manukyan
08:10 pm | Today | Politics
The National Assembly today passed the bill "On Setting a Legal Regime
for State of Emergency" by the first reading.
Chairman of the Public Council Vazgen Manukyan told "A1+" that the
Public Council had discussed the bill in detail.
"There was a need for such a bill," Vazgen Manukyan said, but
he noted that the special state and the state of emergency can be
adjoined because even though the bill only referred to the violation
of the constitutional order, there are different situations such as
earthquakes and other states of emergency that have nothing to do
with the danger to constitutional order. The need for the application
of special measures emerges, and all officials must have powers for
acting in the new situation.
RA Minister of Justice Hrair Tovmasyan finds that no country is
protected from a state of emergency and that it must take steps to
maintain the constitutional order.
Chairman of the Public Council Vazgen Manukyan shares that view,
but finds that in the state of emergency, the President should have
the right to appeal to the parliament twice because there may be
a situation where the President demands a state of emergency, but
the parliament votes against it, thinking that that can change the
situation and possibly lead to the President's impeachment.
On the other hand, he finds that the President has to appeal to
the parliament to use the army and not bring the army in a state
of emergency.
"We have formed the army to protect the country from the enemy, not
to be used for solving domestic affairs. In such cases, the President
can use the special police forces, just like today."
Vazgen Manukyan finds that the National Assembly should be given more
powers for using the forces.
"The army should be used in cases of extremity," Vazgen Manukyan told
"A1+".
Wasn't the situation extreme when a crowd of people invaded the
building of the National Assembly in 1996? In response, Vazgen Manukyan
said: "I was generally against using the army, but there are times
when that is inevitable."