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    COE VENICE COMMISSION INSISTS ON MAINTAINING STATUS OF IMMUNITY OF EMPLOYEES OF ARMENIAN OMBUDSMAN'S ADMINISTRATION

    ArmInfo
    2008-10-23 18:35:00

    ArmInfo. The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe insists on
    maintaining of the status of immunity of employees of the Armenian
    ombudsman's administration.

    According to the Venice Commission experts' conclusion on the draft
    amendments to the law on ombudsman sent to ArmInfo by the Office of
    the Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) of Armenia, the principle of
    maintenance of immunity of the ombudsman's administration is the main
    guarantee of his work's independence which allows the ombudsman to
    carry out his exclusive mission in the democratic society. To recall,
    the justice ministry of Armenia took into account the suggestion
    of the GRECO international anti-corruption organization and came
    out with draft amendments to the law on ombudsman which stipulated
    deprivation of the ombudsman's administration of immunity. At the
    Oct 17-18 plenary session, the Venice Commission made a conclusion on
    these amendments. According to the document, if the Armenian society
    has inviolable establishments, the ombudsman's administration must
    be one of such establishments. As one of the ombudsman's tasks is
    to hold a special kind of investigation which often causes criticism
    against authorities, the ombudsman's institute is becoming a political
    institute turning into a possible target of various attacks, the
    Venice Commission's statement says.
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