The Armenian justice ministry has presented a draft law, according to which the Armenian Criminal Code provides for an amendment concerning insult and slander against government officials – including police officers.
According to paragraph 1 of the amended article, insult or slander against a person in public service in connection with the performance of his official duties, is punishable by a fine in the amount of one hundred to five hundred times the minimum wage.
According to clause 2, if the insult or slander against a person in the public service is committed in the media or in any other public way in connection with the performance of his official duties, it is punishable by a fine in the amount of five hundred to three thousand times the minimum wage or imprisonment for up to two years.
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