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The investigative unit has been left out from the State Revenue Committee, but the law still contains some regulations regarding the investigators of the State Revenue Committee. The Government proposes to revoke all provisions regarding the right to pension of persons holding autonomous positions in the investigative body of the State Revenue Committee.

The package of bills on Making Amendments and Addenda to the Law on Ensuring the Activities, Service and Social Guarantees of Public Officials and on Amending the Law on Ensuring the Activities, Service and Social Guarantees of Public Officials was debated at the sitting of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs in the first reading on June 6. It was presented by the RA Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Davit Khachatryan.

The initiative also proposes to adjust the pension of judges, prosecutors, and investigators from the sum of the official rate and allowance established by law for that position as of the date of release from the last position they held. As a result, a recalculation will be made for persons who received a reduced pension and the underpaid part will be paid.

The MP Lilit Minasyan inquired whether there are persons holding autonomous positions in the investigative bodies of the State Revenue Committee or the Investigative Committee, who had a problem with the calculation of their pensions or were deprived of their right to a pension.

“According to our information, we have not had an investigator retiring in the last few months. Hence, no person’s rights have been violated,” the Deputy Minister underlined and added that the transitional provisions provide that if such a phenomenon appears, an appropriate recalculation will be carried out and no one will be affected by the regulation.

The initiative was approved by the Committee.