Koryun Nahapetyan: We simply need to dismiss these people (video)
The incident involving the Chief of Goris Police is unacceptable and must be condemned, Republican lawmaker Koryun Nahapetyan told journalists on March 23. The Chairman of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs says an investigation is underway and the first results will be available shortly afterwards. On March 8, Chief of Goris Police Gevorg Azizyan beat Artur Gevorgyan, the brother of his assistant. By an order of Chief of Armenian Police Vladimir Gasparyan, Azizyan’s powers have been temporarily suspended until the end of the investigation. Koryun Nahapetyan says in no case should violence be considered normal no matter who it is committed by. “On the contrary, we should publicly condemn it, but let us not hurry to draw conclusions and let us wait for the results of investigation,” he said. Asked whether the incident and the suspension of Azizyan’s powers can lead to the improvement of the police, Mr Nahapetyan said, “Every policeman, regardless of his position, should realize that his mission is to serve the public and ill practices that do not fit policemen are unacceptable. In this context, it is important to increase public confidence in the system. Fortunately, there are many faithful and professional police officers working in the system. However, there are police officers who tarnish the reputation of the system, as is the case in many other systems. We simply need to dismiss these people,” Mr Nahapetyan said.
