2009’S NUMBER OF RECORDED CRIMES INCREASE BY 54,6%

Aysor
Feb 24 2010
Armenia

Armenia’s General Prosecutors has held a collegiate session to
summarize the activities for 2009. Among the participants are
Armenia’s Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepian, Deputy Prosecutor
General Mnatsakan Sargsyan, Chief of Police Alik Sargsyan, Secretary of
the National Security Council Artur Bagdasarian, and other officials.

Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepian said in his welcoming speech
that he is expecting to hear reports on failures and omissions for
the last year, Aysor’s correspondent reported.

Deputy Prosecutor General of Armenia Mnatsakan Sargsyan said that
2009’s number of recorded crimes increased by 54,6% in comparison
with 2008, reaching 14 339 (while 2008’s number of crimes was 9 271).

Mnatsakan Sargsyan also pointed that number of solved crimes also
increased.