ArmInfo.The Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan did not instruct to stop the full functioning of the video surveillance cameras, as well as the radar detecting violations of the high-speed regime on the roads of the republic. Armen Khachatryan, Deputy Chief of the Road Police of Armenia, stated this during a press conference in Yerevan on May 23.
According to him, the prime minister instructed to review the policy of the functioning of these funds, and where it is possible to terminate their activities, was done. "The result of this commission was the publication of softening in the traffic sphere, published today," said the deputy chief of the RA Road Police.
At the same time, he stated that, in view of the contradictory information that was being discussed recently in the society, the number of offenses on the roads of the republic has sharply increased. "But I would like to emphasize once again that the video cameras and radars functioned and continue to function on the roads of the republic," Khachatryan said.
At the same time he noted that in the last period several radars were damaged in different parts of the republic's roads, moreover, three were stolen. In this context, he urged not to spoil these devices, recalling that they are state property.
Khachatryan also stressed that the fines for the offense paid by the pests did not go anywhere except to the off-budget fund of the Traffic Police, to ensure the needs of the department, including the purchase of video surveillance equipment.
He also agreed that a political decision was made to review the policy of administrative fines.