The Chief of Police and the Head of the Rescue Service will combine their positions with the position of Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs. Deputy Minister of Justice stated this Tuesday during the parliamentary hearings on the process toward the establishment of a Ministry of Internal Affairs in Armenia.
Sargsyan, in fact, coordinates the development of these reforms at the Ministry of Justice.
Speaking about the necessity of forming a Ministry of Internal Affairs in Armenia, the deputy justice minister emphasized, in particular, that currently there is an "unsuccessful symbiosis" in the form of the Police of Armenia. According to her, this is an agency that simultaneously de facto develops and implements the policy of the entire domain.
"According to the current legislation, the Police are not engaged in the development of policies, but they develop bills, structural changes. By creating a Ministry of Internal Affairs, this problem is resolved, as the [aforesaid] ministry will develop the policy, whereas the Police will implement [it]. This will ensure oversight and deterrence mechanisms. Also, this will avoid cases of repetitive and interweaving functions. Each structure will know what functions it is responsible for," explained the deputy minister of justice of Armenia.