The Armenian government plans to introduce next year house arrest and community service as legal alternatives to imprisonment of criminal suspects and convicted individuals, a senior official revealed on Friday.
Deputy Justice Minister Suren Krmoyan told RFE/RL's Armenian service (Azatutyun.am) that electronic monitoring of such persons will be another major provision of amendments to Armenian criminal legislation which the government hopes to push through the parliament this autumn.
"The state is embarking on these reforms in order to reduce the number of incarcerated people," Krmoyan said. "Arrest and short-term imprisonment should be applied in exceptional cases where there are no effective alternatives."
He added that the reform is strongly supported by and coordinated with the Council of Europe.
Armenian News
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