US EMBASSY DONATES NATIONWIDE COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA POLICE

armradio.am
14.12.2007 12:17

On December 14, 2007, US Chargé d’Affaires Joseph Pennington
signed a letter marking the donation of over $818,000 towards the
establishment of a nationwide computer system for the Republic of
Armenia Police. Signing the donation letter on behalf of the Government
of Armenia was Lt. General Ararat Mahtesyan, Deputy Head of the Police
of the Republic of Armenia Police.

The new computer system, now running in every Marz in the country,
will enable police officers in the field to access the main police
databases.

Utilizing the equipment and training donated by the US Embassy,
police officers around the country can now instantly check criminal
records, stolen goods reports, vehicle registrations, firearms
permits, and other important databases necessary to effectively fight
crime. Moreover, the system will enable real-time communication and
the exchange of information between the Republic of Armenia Police
and other international law enforcement organizations.

This project is only part of the US Government’s comprehensive law
enforcement assistance program in the Republic of Armenia. The US
Embassy in Yerevan, through its International Narcotics and Law
Enforcement Section, has funded the renovation of such facilities
as the National Bureau of Expertises, the Police Induction Center
in Kanaker, the Border Guards Training Facility in Yerevan and the
Customs House in Vanadzor. Moreover, the Embassy has donated computer
equipment in all these facilities. The US Government provides about
$3 million a year in law enforcement assistance to Armenia.

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