PRESIDENT CONSIDERS IMPRORTANT CONTINUATION OF POLICE REFORMS

Noyan Tapan
Apr 17 2006

YEREVAN, APRIL 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Police must decisively implement
its functions with respecting fully the human rights and fundamental
freedoms. RA President Robert Kocharian formulated in this way the
main issue of the police, having a welcome speech at the April 15
celebration of the 5th anniversary of foundation of the RA Police. The
President mentioned at the same time that the Police must not implement
functions not characteristical for it. He considers necessary to pay
special attention to the issue of providing the police with modern
means, to constinuous work of improvement of professional skills
of the staff. “Modern challenges make the command of time widening
of international cooperation of the police as well, otherwise, it is
impossible to struggle productively against such types of crime as the
money laundering, illegal circulation of narcotics, trafficking are,”
R.Kocharian mentioned, attaching importance to continuing reforms of
the police system as well. The President finds that it is especially
necessary to pay attention to improvement of activity of those circles
which directly and in everyday life relate to citizens. “You must led
with the consciousness that the general characteristic and development
of our country are greatly provided by the quality of your work as
well,” he said. RA Chief Police Officer Haik Haroutiunian mentioned in
his speech that during the recent years serious and fundamental steps
were taken in the direction of activity of the police, formation and
strengthening of the legal field, the cooperation with legal structures
of a number of countries and the Interpol reached a new qualitative
level. “In essense, we already work in new conditions and the evidence
of productivity of this new and modern approaches is not only indexes
fixed in prevention and founding out of crimes but citizens’ belief
towards the police increasing day by day, their intention to support
us, to assist in the struggle against crime,” he said.