The Armenian parliament adopted at first hearing a bill envisaging the creation of a new traffic violation reporting procedure whereby members of the general public can report traffic violations by taking photos and sending them via a special mobile app to police.
The bill is co-authored by ruling My Step bloc lawmakers Armen Pambukhcyan and Sisak Gabrielyan.
“It is obvious that after the revolution citizens are more than ever willing to cooperate with law enforcement agencies. Many citizens are uploading photos and footage about traffic violations on social media, based on which administrative proceedings are being laynched most of the time. The purpose of this bill is to regulate this process. In short, citizens a...