ARMENIAN OFFICIALS NOT TO BE ESCORTED BY TRAFFIC POLICE ANYMORE
June 24
ARKA
Armenian officials and politicians will not be escorted by the traffic
police, the Chief of Armenian Police Alik Sargsian said.
Escorting creates problems and annoys the population, he told
journalists.
>From now on the traffic police will be escorting only the top officials
of the country, he said.
The Chief of the Police also said that the activities of the traffic
police will be improved on the whole and traffic rule-breakers will
be punished irrespective of their position and social status. Cases
of violation of the traffic rules "by famous people" have already
been recorded, Sargsian said.
He also pointed out that the traffic police will pay particular
attention to drivers of cars with prestigious so called "gold numbers".
Problems connected with public transport stops and parking at sidewalks
are also to be solved soon, the Chief of Armenian Police said.
June 24
ARKA
Armenian officials and politicians will not be escorted by the traffic
police, the Chief of Armenian Police Alik Sargsian said.
Escorting creates problems and annoys the population, he told
journalists.
>From now on the traffic police will be escorting only the top officials
of the country, he said.
The Chief of the Police also said that the activities of the traffic
police will be improved on the whole and traffic rule-breakers will
be punished irrespective of their position and social status. Cases
of violation of the traffic rules "by famous people" have already
been recorded, Sargsian said.
He also pointed out that the traffic police will pay particular
attention to drivers of cars with prestigious so called "gold numbers".
Problems connected with public transport stops and parking at sidewalks
are also to be solved soon, the Chief of Armenian Police said.