Help punish the policemen
A year and a half after the events of March 1,2008, the March 1 parliamentary committee managed to convince the Special Investigative Service that RA policemen had performed operations that were evidently out of their competence and were accompanied by assaults and special measures.
A criminal case has been brought up against two of the policemen based on the points stated in Part 2, Article 309 of the RA Criminal Code and preliminary investigation is underway. The case is brought up based on two episodes that were seen in the film prepared by the public committee leading the investigation into the events of March 1.
This article foresees a penalty of 2-6 years in prison. The film features scenes where a group of policemen armed with shields and clubs are running after people dressed in civil uniforms and then attacking one of them with a rubber club.
In another scene, the policeman applies force against two men dressed in civil uniforms while he arrests them near the market on Mashtots Avenue and seating them in the "Vaz 2121" car.
The Special Investigative Service addressed the people today to ensure the plurality, wholeness and objectivity of the preliminary investigation.
"We ask those who have witnessed the mentioned events or recognize the people in the scenes, as well as those who have been injured by the policemen's actions or have any information to appeal to the RA Special Investigative Service. The confidentiality of the source of information and the defense of the injured and the eyewitnesses is guaranteed."
The SIS has also published its telephone number: 511-601.
