YEREVAN, JUNE 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The first plenary sitting of Public Council was held on June 2 in Yerevan. One of the issues on the sitting agenda was the issue of granting an amnesty. The initial variant of the draft decision made in consequence of concessions was submitted to Council members' discussion. The draft decision, in particular, mentioned that amnesty is one of the problems having public resonance, it can mitigate the current tension in public life, promote formation of an atmosphere of tolerance and mutual confidence. According to the draft decision, in order to introduce the proposal of amnesty to the RA President they should also discuss it at the Public Council structures, as well as should apply to the NA Committee on State and Legal Issues, Justice Minister, Prosecutor General, Police Head "with the request of providing information regarding amnesty." Karen Bekarian, a member of the Committee, the Head of the European Integration NGO, considers that the issue of amnesty should not be narrowed and brought to the amnesty of cases on the March 1-2 mass disorders. Actor Sos Sargsian noted that if the decision on amnesty mentions only March 1-2, it will be already not amnesty, but pardon.

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