Armenian parliaments votes to establish Anti-Corruption Committee

The Armenian National Assembly adopted on Tuesday in the first reading the legislation on making addenda and amendments to the RA Law on Corruption Prevention Commission and the package of the enclosed presented draft laws.  The package of legislation, authored by deputies from ruling "My Step" faction  Nazeli Baghdasaryan and Heriknaz Tigranyan, were adopted with 84 votes for, 16 against and 1 abstention. According to the new legislation, a special law-enforcement agency will be established to investigate corruption-related crimes. 

Through amendments into the enclosed laws, several investigative departments will merge and form three investigative authorities by 2021: the Investigative Committee, the Special Investigative Service, and the Anticorruption Committee. The latter will be the main specialized body to investigate corruption-related crimes

The committee is set up  within the framework of Armenia’s new anticorruption strategy and a three-year action plan adopted in October 2019. Thelegislation is expected to create effective mechanisms against corruption.