ARMENIAN PROSECUTOR GENERAL OFFICE TO SET UNIT FOR COMBATING CORRUPTION
ARKA
13 Sept 2007
YEREVAN, September 13. /ARKA/. Armenian Prosecutor General’s Office is
to set a unit for combating corruption among high-ranking officials
and MPs, Armenian Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan said Thursday
in National Assembly.
He said this will be an independent agency functioning under his
control. This move has been initiated by lawmakers.
"All cases regardless of where they were investigated – in police,
national security, customs or tax agencies will be under Prosecutor
General Office’s control. The entire world makes the same", Hovsepyan
said.
A group of 20 investigators will work in this institution.
Hovsepyan said that the head of the agency will be nominated by the
prosecutor general and appointed by the president.
He said this unit will deal only with criminal cases related to law
enforcement officers.
"It would be better to specify the types of cases subject to
investigation by this office. But the prosecutor general have a right
to send any case to this agency, if it prompts public reaction",
Hovsepyan said.
National Assembly Deputy Speaker Vahan Hovhannisyan said MPs will
compose the list of these crimes.