ARMENIAN POLICE SHOULD BE ANSWERABLE FOR THE DEATH OF A MAN IN THE POLICE, THE FORMER OMBUDSWOMAN THINKS

Arminfo
2007-05-16 00:04:00

The entire police system of Armenia together with its chief should
be answerable for the death of a man in the police, the leader of the
public organization "Against legal lawlessness", the former ombudswoman
of Armenia Larisa Alaverdyan said at today’s press-conference.

She also added that the police must give explanation of the incident
and make a statement. and suspicious quiet that proves various rumours
in the society. "We should understand that in this case the police
chief Ayk Arutyunyan is responsible for the incident", Alaverdyan said.

To recall, young director of the capital city "Pandok" restaurant
was invited to the police for a "talk" in connection with murder of
a criminal boss. According to a short press release, Gulyan asked
for water over the talk and remaining alone in the room was trying
to escape. floor window and died>, press-release of the police
says. Gulayn’s relatives are categorically against such an option
of the incident. They think that Levon died because was beaten by
policemen and the latter threw him out of the window so that to hide
the fact. The relatives connected Levon’s death with the first deputy
chief of Criminal Investigation General Department Hovanes Tamamyan
known for his methods of working with the detained people. The police
chief Arutyunyan still keeps quiet. The city prosecutor’s office
initiated a case on the fact according to 110th article of Armenian
Criminal Code.

Today Gulyan’s relatives held an action in front of the police building
with a demand to punish those who are guilty of his death.