ArmInfo. The government of Armenia approved the amendments to the law "On the former political prisoners " at the meeting on November 1.
The Acting First Deputy Minister of Justice Artur Hovhannisyan, who submitted the draft amendments, noted that the presented document was brought in line with the Constitution of the country. The matter, in particular, concerns providing the political prisoners and their successors with corresponding documents. At present, Artur Hovhannisyan continued, the document is issued by an independent commission, but according to the Constitution this right belongs to the state structure. In this regard, a change is introduced into the bill, according to which the right to issue a certificate is granted to the Minister of Justice when a petition from the commission is submitted. Thus, the Acting Deputy Minister stated that the constitutional requirement will be maintained.