FREEDOM OF SPEECH AS A MEANS FOR FIGHTING CORRUPTION
Hasmik Dilanyan
"Radiolur"
15.12.2008 13:20
"Armenia is not the only country where corruption exists," US
Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovitch said during today’s conference
on "The role of Media, NGOs and state governance bodies in the fight
against corruption. She suggested her method of fighting the evil,
not forgetting to stress the role of freedom of press.
According to the Ambassador, the task of the government is to ensure
the freedom of speech with the help of the legislative field.
How to fight corruption? According o the Ambassador, any of us
should find solutions. One should avoid searching for easy ways and
refrain from paying for his/her child to be accepted to university or
school. The society should demand from officials to carry out their
duties within the scope of their autghority.