ACTIONS OF ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES CONTRADICT TO A PARAGRAPH OF PACE RESOLUTION

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
10.07.2009 19:50 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The actions of authorities contradict to one of the
paragraphs of the PACE resolution, the Ombudsman Armen Haroutyunyan
told a press conference today.

According to him, it refers to the PACE recommendation to desist from
detention of all those who voluntarily surrender to authorities by July
31. Editor-in-Chief "Haykakan Zhamanak" Nikol Pashinyan surrendered
to authorities, but he was taken into custody.

As Armen Harutyunyan stressed, he is for granting the amnesty to all,
who is involved in March 1 events, adding that the amnesty should be
applied to the National Assembly deputy Khachatur Sukiasyan. Commenting
on the reasons why the amnesty is not extended to MPs Sasun Mikaelyan,
the Ombudsman explained that the amnesty is not applied convicted
for possession of weapons.

Harutyunyan noted that this year the PACE resolution included
all last year’s resolutions, and Armenia continues to remain under
monitoring. The Ombudsman added that one of the important provisions of
the resolution is "the unacceptability of unilateral police testimony
without any further evidence".