RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that leaking information from the National Security Service is not a criminal offense if it was carried out by the decision of an employee with appropriate powers. This is how the head of the government commented on the publication of footage taken by the second president Robert Kocharian in the border control zone.

During the briefing held on June 18, journalists asked the Prime Minister under what circumstances a person undergoing passport control at the airport appeared at the disposal of the pro-government media. Robert Kocharyan photo.

Let’s remind that the former leader was forbidden to cross the state border, the news of which immediately appeared in the press pages.

Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that he did not initiate an official investigation in order to find out the source of the information. The head of the executive also expressed confusion about the assumptions that the incident should have caused him anger. He drew the journalists’ attention to the fact that the press regularly receives internal data, asking why the publication of materials by one media outlet is considered acceptable, but not by another.

The position of the Prime Minister is based on the separation of powers. According to him, if the employee of the power structure has the appropriate powers and independently makes a decision on providing the information, then such actions are considered legal.

According to Pashinyan, the violation is considered exclusively the disclosure of data by those persons who do not have the necessary official permission for it.

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