The authorities believe that there is no retreat of democracy in Armenia: the draft of the "Armenia" faction was rejected.
At its meeting today, November 12, the National Assembly's Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs rejected the draft statement of the "Armenia" faction on the withdrawal of democracy.
The initiative was presented by the faction's deputy Lilit Galastian. She said that on November 16 at 11:00 a.m. the faction convened parliamentary debates on the same issue.
According to Glastian, the initiative is based on "the faction's concerns about the state of democracy, the protection of human rights and the political persecution in Armenia."
She touched on the issues of the independence of the judicial system, the use of detention, a fair trial, freedom of expression and assembly, and presented the faction's assessments.
The chairman of the committee, Arusiak Jholhakian, emphasized that the authorities are interested in discussing real problems, but do not share all the assessments presented.
Based on the results of the vote, the project was rejected.