FACT-FINDING MISSION ESTABLISHED TO INVESTIGATE MARCH 1 EVENTS
armradio.am
23.10.2008 17:57
On October 23, 2008 President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan
signed an order on creating a Fact-Finding Mission of Experts and
ratifying the procedure of organizing its activity. The order comes
into force the day after its official publication.
The Fact-Finding Group of Experts (the Group) will be engaged in
revealing the reasons and finding facts about the events in Yerevan
on March 1-2. The activity of the Group will be targeted at assisting
the Ad Hoc Commission of the National Assembly of the Republic of
Armenia in accomplishing the tasks posed to it.
For the implementation of its objectives and tasks the Group is
entitled to demand and receive necessary materials from any state or
local self-governance body, receive documents and explanations from
physical and legal entities in case of consent of the latter. It can
demand from corresponding state bodies to carry out investigations
and provide expert conclusions on issue that need clarification. It
can involve specialists, including foreign ones, in the fact-finding
process.
The Group will comprise two representatives of the ruling coalition,
one representative from the "Heritage" faction, one representative
of the political force ruled by Levon Ter-Petrosyan and one member
nominated by the Human Rights Defender. Members of the Group cannot
be Members of Parliament, be a party member or affiliate. The Group’s
activity is not subject to media coverage during the whole period of
its activity.