WE WILL BE UNDER SURVEILLANCE IN AIR, UNDER WATER AND ON LAND

Lragir
Oct 23 2007
Armenia

Despite the resistance of the Orinats Yerkir and Heritage factions,
the National Assembly passed the law on investigation on the third
reading. The National Assembly voted 65 to 2 in favor of the bill. 8
members of parliament abstained. The bill provides for access to
financial information and secret surveillance of financial deals.

In particular, the bill provides for assess to information on deposits
in banks and other types of banking accounts, as well as surveillance
of financial transactions without notifying the people involved in
these transactions.

According to the law, a special service for wiretapping will be set
up under the National Security Service which will have considerable
independence. The head of the new service will be appointed by the
president.