REPORT BY PACE MONITORING GROUP 90% MEETS ASSESSMENTS INSIDE COUNTRY

ArmInfo
2009-12-25 14:46:00

ArmInfo. The report by the PACE Monitoring Group on the resolution by
the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee to Inquire into March incidents
of 2008 meets the assessments inside the country 90%, Ombudsman of
Armenia Armen Haroutiunyan said in a press conference on Friday.

"I do not understand the mess around the report by the monitoring
group," he said. The report says nothing new, he said. Nevertheless,
the Ombudsman called for learning lessons from the March incidents.

The last report by the PACE Monitoring Committee, in particular, says
that the report of the Ad Hoc Committee is one-sided and reflects the
stance of the Armenian authorities. In March 2008 the opposition in
Armenia led by the first president L. Ter-Petrosyan rallied against
the presidential election result. The rallies grew into clashes with
the police and resulted in 10 killed and over 200 injured.