The amendment bill of the law “On Refugees and Shelter”, authored by deputies Nikolay Baghdasaryan and Sergey Atomyan failed to enter the agenda of the Armenian National Assembly.
The bill proposes to refrain from criminal or administrative punishments against the refugees and people applying for shelter, who have entered the territory of Armenia without permission, have surrendered to the law enforcement of Armenia and have indicated a substantial reason for illegal entrance or residence.
The National Assembly Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs gave a negative conclusion to the bill with four votes in favor, three votes against and three abstaining.
