NSS gets out of the control of the Government? Experts have found an  unexpected explanation for the bill "wiretap"

ArmInfo.On December 9, the RA National Assembly, in the first reading, amended the law "On Operationally Search Activities." The bill provides the Armenian  Police with the opportunity to independently listen to telephone  conversations of citizens who are suspected of a particular case.  Meanwhile, some experts found an unexpected explanation of the  legislative initiative, linking it with a possible conflict of  interest between the Government and the NSS.

The public figure, ethnographer and scientist Hranush Kharatyan at a  press conference on December 12 noted that, in her opinion, the NSS  essentially got out of the control of the Government and is turning  into an independent structure. , she  said. The expert noted that today there are five structures in  Armenia, including the tax and customs authorities, which can gain  access to classified information concerning citizens of the republic. 

Whatever it was, according to Sakunts, before the adoption of  amendments to the law "On the operational- search activity", it would  be worthwhile to begin to carry out structural reforms in the  investigating authorities, and the bill itself should be submitted  for public discussion.

Meanwhile, the deputy from the "My Step" faction and one of the  authors of the bill Armen Khachatryan categorically did not agree  with the opinion about a possible conflict between the National  Security Council and the Government. , "he said, adding that the bill will allow the SNB to  be relieved and will increase the efficiency of the Police, saving it  from unnecessary paperwork. Considering that the bill will be granted  the right to wiretap, as now, by the court, the deputy assured that  the control will be carried out at the proper level.