Armenia to tighten criminal liability for attacks on doctors

ArmInfo.  A draft amendment to the Criminal Code regarding the obstruction of medical workers' legal professional activities has been submitted to the National Assembly  of the Republic of Armenia. Chairman of the NA Committee on  Healthcare Arsen Torosyan shared this information on his Facebook  page.

According to him, he has co-authored the relevant legislative  initiative with NA deputies Hasmik Hakobyan and Aren Mkrtchyan.  "Considering the recent cases of attacks on medical workers and  obstruction of their professional activities, a draft amendment to  the Criminal Code has been submitted after lengthy discussions. It  proposes criminal liability for obstructing the legitimate  professional activities of medical workers, with stricter liability  if accompanied by a threat of violence. The Criminal Code already  addresses liability for cases of violence, and we must work to  improve its application, and as a society, we must understand that  obstructing, threatening or using violence against medical workers  and against persons performing their professional duty, such as  police officers or rescuers is unacceptable. First of all, such  behavior is unacceptable towards anyone, but we must always remember  that  it may result in harm to someone in need of medical care, and  that someone may be close to us," wrote Arsen Torosyan.