Opposition MP proposes drug tests for law-enforcers 

ArmInfo.Law enforcement officers of Armenia will have to undergo a random drug test twice a year. On October 18, the RA National Assembly Committee on State and Legal Affairs discussed amendments to the law "On the Investigative Committee" and a package of related laws submitted by Agnessa Khamoyan, a member of the National Assembly from the opposition faction "Armenia".

In her speech, the main speaker noted that the initiative is based on  the unprecedented growth of illegal trafficking in narcotic drugs and  psychotropic substances. International experience was also taken into  account when developing the document. If law enforcement officers are  found to be using narcotic drugs, they must be immediately dismissed  from the system.

They can also be dismissed if they refuse to undergo tests. The  randomness of the selection is due to the fact that different types  of drugs act in the body for different periods of time.

Khamoyan noted that people who have transferred to work in law  enforcement agencies are already limited in their rights. For this  reason, it is impossible to talk about their rights being violated  during the tests.  Following the discussions, the chairman of the  commission, Vladimir Vardanyan, announced a 20-minute break to  clarify the provisions of the presented document.