Армен Арутюнян хочет охрану

[Sari Galin]

Armenian Ombudsman Asks For Armed Protection

By Ruzanna Khachatrian

Armenia’s embattled human rights obudsman, Armen Harutiunian, has asked the National Security Service (NSS) to assign armed bodyguards to him and members of his family.

In a letter to the NSS Director Gorik Hakobian made public by his press service on Monday, Harutiunian said they need five bogyuards and two vehicles for that purpose. He said one of the requested cars would escort his personal limousine while the other would cater for his family members.

Harutiunian cited a clause in Armenia’s law on state human rights defender that entitles him and his closest relatives to armed protection by the state. He did not explain why he needs such protection now, more than two years after being elected by parliament on the recommendation of then President Robert Kocharian.

“There is no particular reason for my step,” Harutiunian told RFE/RL. “I just decided to make use of my legal right.”

Harutiunian, who previously advised Kocharian on constitutional law, has been increasingly at odds with the Armenian authorities in recent months over their harsh response to opposition demonstrations sparked by the disputed presidential election of February 19.

The dispute has centered on the use of lethal force against thousands of supporters of opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian who barricaded themselves outside the Yerevan mayor’s office hours after the break-up of their 10-day sit-in in the city’s Liberty Square on March 1. The authorities have defended their actions, saying that security forces that tried to disperse the angry crowd were not only pelted with stones and Molotov cocktails but also came under gunfire.

Harutiunian cast doubt on the credibility of the official theory in an extensive report issued in late April. The report, cited by European Union and Council of Europe officials, said in particular that the Armenian police have yet to publicize any evidence of the use of firearms by the protesters.

Armenia’s Office of the Prosecutor-General and the Ministry of Justice voiced strong objections to the ombudsman’s findings in separate reports released in late May. Speaking at special parliamentary hearings on the controversy held in early June, the heads of the two government agencies said that Harutiunian’s report is based on “unfounded” opposition claims and is therefore not objective. The ombudsman rejected the claims.

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[adabas]

"Защитник прав человека РА Армен Арутюнян обратился с официальным заявлением к директору СНБ Горику Акопяну с просьбой обеспечить свою безопасность и безопасность своей семьи.

В официальном послании Армена Арутюняна говорится: “Согласно статье 21 закона “О защитнике прав человека РА”, Омбудсмен и члены его семьи находятся под защитой государства. Компетентные государственные органы, на основании заявления Омбудсмена, обязаны предпринять необходимые меры с целью обеспечения безопасности Омбудсмена и членов его семьи. Во исполнение приведенных положений закона, прошу в кратчайшие сроки, с целью обеспечения моей личной безопасности и личной безопасности членов моей семьи, сопровождения моего автотранспортного средства и транспортного обеспечения членов моей семьи, выделить 5 сотрудников компетентного органа и 2 транспортных средства”.

В офисе Омбудсмена нам сообщили, что Армен Арутюнян обратился с просьбой обеспечить безопасность лишь исходя из установленного законом порядка. Что касается того, имели ли место угрозы в его отношении или в отношении членов его семьи, начальник отдела по связям с общественностью Омбудсмена Григорий Григорянц сказал: “Нет, никаких угроз не было”.

В пресс-службе СНБ о заявлении узнали лишь из публикаций в СМИ и не знали, дошло заявление до руководства СНБ или нет."

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"Обратиться с просьбой" - это общепринятая формулировка. По сути же речь идет о требовании "исходя из установленного законом порядка".

Бывает смешно, когда, скажем, жители многоэтажного дома начинают обосновывать необходимость работоспособности лифта тем, что мол в здании живут пожилые люди, дети и пара-тройка инвалидов. Да хоть все без исключения будут спортсменами-разрядниками - какая разница! Лифт должен работать.

[Patologist]

Воре какота уремн.. ми бан арела...ира вахиц арден барачума каклане :crying:

[ese]

Воре какота уремн.. ми бан арела...ира вахиц арден барачума каклане :crying:

[hracher]

Отсюдо вывод : у всех у кого личная охрана - ворнеры какота? железная логика.

[Sari Galin]

Armenian Ombudsman Asked To Explain Requested Protection

By Ruzanna Khachatrian

Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) asked human rights Ombudsman Armen Harutiunian on Wednesday to substantiate his request for his and his family members’ armed protection by the state.

In a weekend letter to the NSS Director Gorik Hakobian, Harutiunian said they need five bodyguards and two vehicles for that purpose, citing Armenia’s law on state human rights defender that entitles him and his closest relatives to state protection. He did not explain why he needs it now, more than two years after being elected by parliament on the recommendation of then President Robert Kocharian.

“The NSS is ready to take necessary measures and is asking A. Harutiunian to provide the facts or assumptions based on concrete phenomena which served as the basis for his request,” the security agency said in a statement. It said the NSS’s decision on whether to assign bodyguards to the ombudsman will depend on the credibility of that information.

Harutiunian indicated he will not submit any detailed justifications to the NSS. “That does not make sense because my request was not based on any concrete threats or other grounds,” he told RFE/RL. “The law says the ombudsman can apply [for armed protection,] and I applied,” he said.

Another Armenia law stipulates, however, that senior state officials like Harutiunian can have bodyguards depending on the “extent and nature of threats to their security.”

Harutiunian, who previously advised Kocharian on constitutional law, has been at odds with the Armenian authorities in recent months over their harsh response to opposition demonstrations sparked by the disputed presidential election of February 19.

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[Злодиюка]

Омбудсмен Армении не намерен давать разъяснения СНБ

Закон не обязывает обосновать прошение о предоставлении омбудсмену Армении защиты со стороны Служба национальной безопасности страны. Об этом в ходе пресс-конференции 11 июля заявил Защитник прав человека Армении Армен Арутюнян. Как передает корреспондент ИА, по его словам, если СНБ считает, что омбудсмен Армении защищен, в таком случае нет проблем, "если же они считают, что мы должны предоставить обоснования, то тут нам нечего делать". Арутюнян вновь отметил, что ему не угрожали. "Никто никого не преследует, закон представляет такую возможность, и мы попытались воспользоваться ею", - отметил он, добавив, что согласно закону, защита должна быть предоставлена лишь на основании заявления.

[Злодиюка]

Омбудсмен Армении встал на сторону Гагика Джангиряна

Если президент Армении уполномочен присваивать степень советника юстиции, то это не означает, что он также в праве лишать этой степени. Об этом 11 июля на пресс-конференции в Ереване заявил Защитник прав человека Армении Армен Арутюнян, комментируя указ экс-президента Армении Роберта Кочаряна о лишении степени государственного советника юстиции первого класса экс-заместителя генерального прокурора Армении Гагика Джангиряна.

Как передает корреспондент ИА REGNUM, в то же время он отметил, что данный вопрос детально не обсуждался в офисе Омбудсмена. "Но если Конституция наделяет полномочиями президента присваивать звания, "это не означает, что Конституция разрешает лишать их", - подчеркнул он. Отметим, что подобный инцидент имел место ранее, когда звания был лишен бывший министр обороны Армении, генерал-лейтенант Вагаршак Арутюнян. Позже дипломатических званий были лишены послы и сотрудники Министерства иностранных дел Армении, выразившие негодование в связи с фальсификациями, имевшими место в ходе президентских выборов в Армении 19 февраля.

[Sari Galin]

Ombudsman Cries Foul Over Armenian Unrest Probe

By Karine Kalantarian

A law-enforcement agency investigating Armenia’s deadly post-election violence broke the law when it instructed regional prosecutors to round up participants of the opposition rallies in Yerevan and interrogate their neighbors, human rights Ombudsman Armen Harutiunian said on Friday.

Harutiunian referred to a written directive which Andranik Mirzoyan, head of the Special Investigative Service (SIS), sent to the chief prosecutor of the southern Vayots Dzor region four days after the March 1 clashes between opposition protesters and riot troops. A copy of the order was obtained and made public by opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian last week.

It emerged that Mirzoyan ordered the regional prosecutor to identify and question all Vayots Dzor residents who took part in the Ter-Petrosian-led opposition’s Yerevan rallies demanding a re-run of the February 19 presidential election. The prosecutor was specifically told to find out with whom the opposition supporters communicated from February 20 through March 2, whether they urged their neighbors to join the rallies and “how they are described by the neighbors.” He also had to collect written descriptions of the opposition supporters’ closest relatives and other personal data, including “what property they own.”

Mirzoyan, whose agency is subordinate Armenia’s Office of the Prosecutor-General, defended and justified his actions in a July 1 interview with RFE/RL. He admitted sending out similar directives to other regional prosecutors as well as the heads of police and National Security Service divisions.

Ter-Petrosian and his associates have said the publicized document is illegal and proves that the government crackdown on the opposition has been accompanied by grave human rights abuses.

Harutiunian gave weight to the opposition allegations after examining the legality of Mirzoyan’s letter. He said that Armenia’s Code of Procedural Justice and other laws do not empower the SIS to send directives to regional and other prosecutors.

“An investigative order can not be given to a prosecutor,” the state human rights defender told a news conference. “It can only be addressed to an investigative body [subordinated to the prosecutor.]”

“It is necessary to clarify what actions the Vayots Dzor prosecutor took on the basis of that directive and whether similar directives were issued to the police,” he said. “If so, they are illegal because he is not an overseeing prosecutor in charge of that particular case and can not get engaged in the case on the basis of such an investigative order.” Any incriminating evidence collected as a result of the order from Yerevan should therefore be ignored by courts, he added.

Harutiunian added that he is also “bewildered” by the content of Mirzoyan’s orders but will reserve final judgment on them until familiarizing himself with all details of the ongoing investigation into what the authorities call an opposition conspiracy to stage a coup d’etat.

In addition to gathering personal information about local opposition supporters, the Vayots Dzor prosecutor was also instructed to make them testify about “what was said at the rallies about the assistance from foreign states” and “whether rally participants spoke about ending Russia’s presence in Armenia.”

In a statement earlier this week, the SIS said such questions are “logical and necessary” because it believes that Ter-Pertosian’s bid for regime change was “organized by one center” and “financed from board.” It did not elaborate.

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