PRESENTATION OF BOOK "TASKS OF CYBER CRIMINALITY IN ARMENIA" HELD IN YEREVAN

Yerevan, December 14. ArmInfo. Presentation of a book "Tasks of
Cyber-Criminality in Armenia" has been held today in he Yerevan
"Armenia-Marriott" hotel. The book is issued under assistance and
financing of the OSCE Yerevan Office. The basis for its creation
were the results of March, 2006, discussion of the Working Group
on cyber-criminality.

Discussion of issues of cybercriminality-fight was held in parallel
with the book presentation with participation of representatives of
OSCE Yerevan Office, the RA Parliament experts, representatives of
the interested departments of Law Machinery. Having welcomed the
event participants, the Head of OSCE Yerevan Office, Ambassador
Vladimir Pryakhin, noted the importance of counteracting this type
of criminality. According to him, the cyber-crimes annually cause
damage to the world economy at the rate of $5-15 bln. He noted that
this joint Project of OSCE and RA authorities is the first Project
in the region of such type. "The presentation of this book is one
evidence more of our cooperation", V. Pryakhin said. As the Head of
RA Parliament’s Department of Criminal and Administrative Expertise
of Legislation, Ara Yeremyan, told the journalists, it is necessary
to choose a state standard that will be able to protect the rights
of citizens and to assure an efficient fight with this type of
criminality. In Yeremyan’s opinion, it is possible to develop such
an efficient fight if implement special structures for investigations.

He simultaneously noted that the approaches not only of Armenia but of
the European countries are under development yet and the problem is to
synchronize the legislation as to be able to realize the joint actions.

Asked how much urgent is the cybercriminality-fight for Armenia and
if there are data available about the committed cyber-crimes, A.
Yeremyan said that special statistics on this type of crime exists in
no state of the world. He said Armenia does not realize yet how the
cyber-criminality may affect the Republic’s economy. "If we try to
clarify what is the latency of this type of crime, we shall be able
to mark its growth", he said. He informed that several cyber-crimes
were recorded and investigated in Armenia. "Corresponding changes of
the Legislation are necessary to investigate such crimes. You see,
most of the citizens, suffered from hacker attacks, does not address
the Law machinery just because the server confiscation will cost more
expensive than the damage caused", Yeremyan said.

According to him, it is necessary to create conditions to contribute
to the interest of citizens in informing of such crimes. Asked if the
cybercriminality-fight envisages availability of high-professionals and
equipment, A. Yeremyan noted that both the equipment and specialists
are necessary. "However, what is proposed to implement today does
not require great expenses but contain legal, organizational,
administrative and other measures, which are possible to implement
without great expenses", A. Yeremyan said.