`Against` movement calls on authorities to declare amnesty for fines  for traffic rules violations  

ArmInfo.  The civil movement "Against" (Dem Em - ar.) has appealed to the government of Armenia to initiate an amnesty of administrative fines for citizens who have found themselves in a financial impasse due to traffic violations committed over many years.

As the press service of the movement explained to ArmInfo, this  appeal is due to the fact that tens of thousands of drivers cannot  pass the technical inspection of their cars, since they are under the  supervision of bailiffs due to debts.

"As a result of the lack of technical inspection, administrative  fines are again imposed on these cars, and sometimes they are even  moved to penalty areas, which deprives drivers of their only source  of income.  This leads to severe social consequences for many  families, increases the outflow of population and destroys family  relationships. We are faced not only with economic pressure, but also  with a national, psychological and social crisis," the movement said  in a statement.

In this regard, the "Against" movement recalled the amnesty of  administrative fines carried out in 2018 under Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan, which had a positive impact on society and allowed many  drivers to return to the legal field, contributing to the  replenishment of the state budget by paying for technical  inspections. "Today, a similar decision on amnesty can significantly  improve the quality of life of citizens and contribute to the state  budget. This problem is the beginning of a new architecture. People  must be heard. The people brought the current authorities to power,  and these authorities are obliged to act in the interests of the  people," the statement emphasizes.

On July 12, 2018, at an extraordinary session of parliament, the  draft law "On amnesty of fines applied for committing a number of  administrative offenses" was approved. This amnesty applied to fines  assessed before December 31, 2017, and, according to estimates,  covered about 150 thousand citizens. The amount in question was 13.3  billion drams out of a total of over 50 billion drams in accrued  fines.