YEREVAN. – The opposition Prosperous Armenia Party proposes to toughen the punishment for high treason and espionage in the country. Vahe Enfiajyan, National Assembly (NA) vice speaker from the Prosperous Armenia faction and one of the persons behind of the bill on making amendments to the Criminal Code, said this during the discussion of this bill at Wednesday’s sitting of the NA.

The MP noted that under the current Criminal Code, high treason is punishable by 10 to 15 years in prison, whereas lawmakers propose to change it with 15 to 20 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property, or without it, with or without life imprisonment.

Moreover, the punishment for espionage shall be 12 to 20 years in prison.