OMBUDSMAN SAYS PSRC OVERSTEPS ITS REGULATORY FUNCTIONS

The Armenian Human Rights Ombudsman Armen Harutunyan released his official disposition concerning Decision 140 adopted by Public Services Regulatory Committee (PSRC). According to the decision, persons who buy prepaid mobile cards must sign a contract and attach an identity card to it. The ombudsman accepts that the committee was guided by public good and national security considerations but he says “the committee has overstepped its regulatory functions.” Harutunyan believes that the issue must be regulated by law and not by a committee decision.