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ARMENIAN POLICE CHIEF CALLS FOR "DECISIVELY" COUNTERING RIOTERS
Public TV
March 10 2008
Armenia
[Presenter] The chief of the Armenian police has called an
extraordinary meeting to discuss the operative situation in the capital
[Yerevan] in the days the state of emergency.
[The following segment is provided by the police] An extended
operative meeting was held at the police on 10 March, and Col-Gen
Hayk Harutyunyan, the chief of the Armenian police, presided over it.
The meeting was attended by heads and deputy heads of the police
services and divisions.
[Passage omitted: the police chief spoke about shortcomings, gave
more instructions.]
Harutyunyan instructed to be more decisive in locating and holding
responsible the organizers and participants of the [1-2 March
post-election] mass unrest. He emphasized that despite the circulating
distortions, the police tolerance towards the law-breakers is not
due to indecisiveness but an effort to persuade our misled citizens
to behave in line with the law. Summarizing the meeting, Harutyunyan
instructed the participants [of the meeting] to fully apply all the
powers and authorities granted to the police, and to decisively counter
those attempting mass unrest by restoring stability in the republic.
Public TV
March 10 2008
Armenia
[Presenter] The chief of the Armenian police has called an
extraordinary meeting to discuss the operative situation in the capital
[Yerevan] in the days the state of emergency.
[The following segment is provided by the police] An extended
operative meeting was held at the police on 10 March, and Col-Gen
Hayk Harutyunyan, the chief of the Armenian police, presided over it.
The meeting was attended by heads and deputy heads of the police
services and divisions.
[Passage omitted: the police chief spoke about shortcomings, gave
more instructions.]
Harutyunyan instructed to be more decisive in locating and holding
responsible the organizers and participants of the [1-2 March
post-election] mass unrest. He emphasized that despite the circulating
distortions, the police tolerance towards the law-breakers is not
due to indecisiveness but an effort to persuade our misled citizens
to behave in line with the law. Summarizing the meeting, Harutyunyan
instructed the participants [of the meeting] to fully apply all the
powers and authorities granted to the police, and to decisively counter
those attempting mass unrest by restoring stability in the republic.