"LET THE STUBBORN GROUPS WORK AND NOT MAKE REQUIREMENTS"
A1+
[08:47 pm] 02 October, 2006
Today the Parliament did not put the RA draft law on "Amendments to
the Regulations of the National Commission on Television and Radio" to
vote. Tigran Torosyan called on the ""stubborn groups" not to complain
and to demand to take back the draft but to make clear-cut suggestions.
As for whom Tigran Torosyan meant by saying "stubborn groups" – "All
those who demand to take the draft back instead of making suggestions
about them".
Let us remind you that the amended Constitution demands to amend
the law. According to the previous law, the members of the National
Committee on Television and Radio were appointed by the President.
According to the new Constitution and the new Law, they must be
appointed by the President and the NA.
Nevertheless, according to some provisions of the Constitution, the
members of the Committee stay there till the end of their office,
that is, even if the Law in amended, the new one will come into
force only in 2011. Today, the oppositional deputies mainly offered
to organize public hearings before putting the draft to vote.
"I have an impression that the draft was written by Grigor
Amalyan. Besides, I think that the Minister of Justice is more
professional and would not make mistakes which are present in the
draft", Stepan Zaqaryan from "Justice" told "A1+".
Co-author of the present Law on Television and Radio Shavarsh
Kocharyan found several grave mistakes in the draft and called on
all the deputies to vote it down.
Nevertheless, NA Speaker Tigran Torosyan said that the best time to
improve the draft is the time period between the first and second
hearings. But as far as the NA Speaker is to leave Armenia tomorrow
morning, it’s hard to say whether the draft will ever be voted.