Friday, December 22 2023 18:01

ArmInfo. The director and  deputy directors of the National Security Service of the Republic of  Armenia will be appointed and dismissed by the prime minister, not  the president. Armenia's NA is discussing relevant amendments to the  law "On Service in National Security Bodies" and the package of  related laws.

According to the Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of  Armenia Armenuhi Harutyunyan, under the current regulations, it turns  out that the positions of director and deputy directors of the NSS  are military service positions. The director of the service is  appointed and dismissed by the President of the Republic on the  proposal of the Prime Minister. Considering that, according to  paragraph 1 of part 2 of Article 5 of the Law "On Bodies of the  Public Administration System", the Service is a body subordinate to  the Prime Minister, and the director and deputy directors of the  Service, according to the current regulations, are appointed and  dismissed by the president, it is necessary to revise the existing  regulations in such a way in such a way that the Prime Minister  appoints and dismisses the mentioned persons, taking into account the  subordination of the Service to the Prime Minister," said the Deputy  Minister.

As MP from the opposition faction Armenia Artur Khachatryan noted in  his speech, the government is taking away all possible powers from  the president. In his opinion, there is no justification for the fact  that the prime minister, as a political figure, will appoint the head  of the National Security Service, who in principle should not be  subject to political influence. Therefore, this right remained with  the president, who must also be apolitical. According to the deputy,  several previous amendments to the legislation expanded the prime  minister's ability to appoint any person to the desired position,  without any professional qualifications. This trend continues. "Apart  from playing the piano, will you leave any powers to the president or  not?" Khachatryan ironically addressed the ruling majority.