What explains 90% increase in especially serious crimes, Pashinyan  clarifies

ArmInfo. The increase in serious and especially serious crimes in Armenia in 2023 is due to changes in  the Criminal Law. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made a similar assessment on April 12 at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.

"90% increase is due to changes in legislation. Currently, criminal  proceedings are initiated in all cases of sudden death. Practice  shows that this is justified, because there are cases when it is very  similar to sudden death, but later in the criminal case it turns out  that this was murder. But in most cases, of course, this version is  refuted," Pashinyan said.

The Prime Minister admitted that the number of particularly serious  crimes has increased by 27%, but part of the increase is also due to  these legislative changes.

"In general, it must be stated that the fight against crime is a  serious task. We are also very sensitive to crime related to  tourists, because it can give a bad image. From time to time we  discuss with the Minister of Internal Affairs, the National Security  Service, and representatives of the judiciary on how to make the  fight against crime more effective," Pashinyan said.