LEGISLATION FORBIDDING "PROSELYTISM" PRESENTED TO VENICE COMMITTEE
Panorama.am
15:27 23/02/2009
Armen Ashotyan, the co-author of the legislation to make changes
in the law on "Freedom of conscience and religious organizations",
recommended today during the National Assembly session to postpone
the voting of the legislation up to the next session.
It is remarkable that the law defines the term "proselytism" (soul
hunting) and stresses that it is forbidden in the territory of Armenia.
Armen Ashotyan told to Panorama.am that they have received
recommendations from the deputies, ordinary people and the religious
organizations, and made a decision to ask the Chairman of the NA to
present the legislation to the Venice Committee for making expertise
before putting it on vote.