YEREVAN. - Armenia will impose fines for the poor service of video cameras at polling stations, as per the draft amendments to the Code on Administrative Offences.
The bill was approved at the session of the Armenian parliamentary Committee on State and Legal Affairs Friday.
According to Deputy Minister of Justice Artur Hovhannisyan, the fines will be stipulated for the failure to fulfill or insufficient fulfillment by the staff of the obligations related to serving the surveillance cameras at the polling stations.
Taking into account the fact that such matters may be related to challenging the election results, they will be considered for a period of maximum one month.
During the parliamentary elections, which are slated for April, surveillance cameras ensuring live broadcast will operate at polling stations.
