ARMENIAN OMBUDSMAN DOUBTS COMMISSION'S STATEMENT
Support A1+!Armenia’s Human Rights Defender Armen Harutiunian doesn’t instill great confidence in the NA ad hoc Commission’s statement that the organs seen in the Opposition’s footage belong to an animal and not to a human being. He says that such conclusions can be drawn only after getting the results of an international examination. Therefore, he thinks the footage should be forwarded to international experts for a further thorough study.
The Armenian Ombudsman welcomed Serzh Sarkissian's initiative to set up a fact-finding panel on the March 1 events. “I wish the panel were set up as quickly as possible and began investigation.”
Armen Harutiunian also added that he had reached an agreement with the RoA police to inform the Defender’s office about their next actions.
The Ombudsman thinks that the current scene in the country deepens the atmosphere of intolerance in the country. “I think that the first steps to recover the situation should be taken by the Armenian leadership.”
The Defender's Office has received some 4096 written complaints over the past nine years. They all evidence to the fact that human rights are mostly violated by the Police, courts, Yerevan City Hall and finally by other state bodies.
“Our law-enforcement bodies should not beg people for trust. They should earn confidence by their actions,” concluded Armen Harutiunian.
