RA POLICE MAINLY DO NOT AGREE TO CONCLUSION OF PUBLIC MONITORING GROUP IN PLACES OF KEEPING ARRESTED PEOPLE IN ITS SYSTEM

Noyan Tapan
Apr 17 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The report of study of public
monitoring group in places of keeping arrested people in RA Police
system was presented to the public on April 17. The group was formed
in 2006 March by the order of Chief of RA Police Hayk Haroutiunian,
observers representing 11 NGOs were involved in it.

According to group’s observation, in the period under review they
learnt about three cases of beating people in places of arrest:
in their words, many signals were received on beating them, but the
people who were beaten do not publicize this. In observers’ words,
cases of beating of people in places of their arrest reduced and
moved to police stations. So, the monitoring group considers that
they should also extend their powers and give them a possibility to
visit police stations, too.

The observers consider that the sum envisaged for three meals of
arrested people, 450 drams, should be reconsidered and increased.

Karen Mehrabian, Deputy Head of Department on Observation of Public
Order of RA Police, in general positively estimated conducting of
studies, but mostly did not agree to the arguments brought. Moreover,
in his words, there is a necessity to raise the professionalism
of monitoring group, in particular, in the respect of knowledge
of legislative field. In his words, the group demanding powers of
entering police stations exceeds its powers, it demands powers of
Prosecutor’s Office: preliminary investigation is secret and should
not be available to any person.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress