INTERNAL NETWORK LAUNCHED AT THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR-GENERAL OF ARMENIA
Hasmik Dilanyan

"Radiolur"
11.05.2009 14:35

Today the Office of the Prosecutor-General and the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) in Armenia, within the framework and
with financial support of UNDP Anti-Trafficking Programme, officially
launched the internal network of the Office of RoA Prosecutor-General
and its subdivisions.

The network has been created by "Arminco" CJSC during August 2008 –
March 2009 and is part of the UNDP project "Connecting the Office of
RA Prosecutor-General and its subdivisions with the RA Police database
and creating an internal network for the subdivisions of the Office
of RoA Prosecutor-General."

The establishment of the new internal network will give the Office
of RA Prosecutor-General an opportunity to ensure close cooperation
between the subdivisions of the Office of Prosecutor-General or between
the Office of the Prosecutor-General and other law-enforcement bodies,
guaranteeing comprehensive and speedy investigation of criminal cases
and creating a basis to receive, analyze and rapidly share analytical
and operative information.

"Nowadays, the introduction of electronic communications is essential
to improving the effectiveness of the fight against organized crime,
especially human trafficking, illegal drug trafficking, and other
related crimes," said Ms. Narine Sahakyan, UNDP Assistant Resi dent
Representative. She also expressed hope that the implementation
of this project will give an opportunity to create a standardized
and consistent system of communications between the Police and the
Office of Prosecutor-General, which will speed up the circulation of
documents, and reduce the length of proceedings.

The aim of UNDP Anti-Trafficking Programme is to facilitate the
continued development of a national framework to tackle the problem
of human trafficking, as well as provide direct assistance to victims
of trafficking.

The project includes capacity development of national duty-bearers
in preventing human trafficking in their role as duty-bearers to
investigate, prosecute and make final judgments on human trafficking
cases.