PROSECUTOR GENERAL ADVISES NOT TO POLITICIZE THE CITY HALL PROBLEM

KarabakhOpen
06-04-2007 11:47:19

During the news conference of the NKR Prosecutor General Armen Zalinyan
the recent audit of the City Hall of Stepanakert was touched upon. Over
the past month, the procuracy and the City Hall have been exchanging
materials in the media in which it was mentioned that the checking
of the City Hall by the procuracy has no legal grounds. The procuracy
pointed to breaches.

In answer to the question of the journalist if the procuracy has
the right to conduct a general audit, the prosecutor general said
the Office of the Public Prosecutor did not carry out a general
audit at the City Hall. "In 2005 when the procuracy worked at the
City Hall in connection with the audit of the Ministry of Finance,
we revealed financial breaches and informed the City Hall. By
the deadline, the City Hall had not tackled the breaches, and the
Ministry of Finance provided the information to the procuracy. In
2006 the procuracy once again checked the City Hall. Besides,
we got complaints related to the activities of the City Hall,"
Armen Zalinyan said. He said the complaints were forwarded to the
City Hall to tackle this problem. However, the complaints repeated,
which necessitated the audit.

"My impression is that the mayor holds news conferences and makes
such statements to obstruct the efforts of the procuracy to reveal
breaches. Presently the procuracy is checking the State Cadastre
Committee, the Republic Maternity Hospital, the Republic Hospital,
etc. Charges were brought, but none of these offices has reacted the
way like the mayor does. It makes no difference to us whom we check
and what position this person has," said the mayor and advised "not
to politicize this question".

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress