YEREVAN. – Zhoghovurd newspaper has learned that the draft of the amnesty, which will be declared on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Republic of Armenia’s (RA) independence, is ready, according to the daily.

“But it has not yet been clarified when it will be sent to parliament for approval. The intent to declare amnesty will be made public probably on September 21 [i.e. the day of the anniversary], and a special session of parliament will be convened to discuss the draft. It is believed that this could happen in the next two weeks.

“On the other hand, there are rumors already in the judicial sector that the adoption of the RA Law on Amnesty may be put off one or two months, due to the stormy developments taking place in the political arena [of Armenia] in recent days,” wrote Zhoghovurd.