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Armenia’s Prosecutor General’s headquarters YEREVAN (Azatutyun.am) In a move condemned by press freedom groups, Armenian prosecutors have drafted legislation that would make defamation of government, law enforcement and other state officials a crime punishable by up to two years in prison. All forms of defamation were decriminalized in Armenia in 2010 during the rule of former President Serzh Sarkisian. The move was recommended by the Council of Europe. A bill circulated by the Office of the Prosecutor General and posted on a government website on Wednesday says that slander and insults directed at state officials performing their duties have become commonplace and must be criminalized. It says that individuals making slanderous claims through mass media or other public channels must face up to two years’ imprisonment and heavy fines.

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