YEREVAN. – The legislative initiative proposed by the government, in fact, introduces eleven new types of fines for the people who violate the quarantine regime. Karen Simonyan, a member of the opposition Bright Armenia faction, said this at Friday’s special session of the National Assembly during which the package of bills on making amendments and addenda to the law on ensuring the sanitary and epidemiological safety of the population and to the related laws are being debated on

Thus, according to him, the government, represented by the Ministry of Justice, imposes new fines which are not in the interests of the people.

To note, the violation of the special regime when entering and leaving the epidemic (quarantine) zone in Armenia shall be punished with a fine of 50 thousand to 70 thousand drams.

At the same time, the violation of the restriction of the right of free movement of people or the movement of vehicles, as well as the obstruction of their inspection during the quarantine period shall be punished with a fine of 10 thousand drams.

At the same time, the fine for wearing the face masks improperly will remain the same—10 thousand drams, whereas the violation of the measures and restrictions set by the educational institutions during the quarantine shall be fined from 50 thousand to 100 thousand drams.