INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO LAUNCH CRIMINAL CASES AGAINST POLICEMEN
armradio.am
17.07.2009 17:35
Prosecutor Koryun Piloyan, supervising the preliminary investigation
legality of the criminal case on the mass disorders on 1-2 March,
2008 in Yerevan being investigated by the RA Special Investigation
Service, tasked the preliminary body to initiate criminal cases on
the policemen's violation of special means usage and abuse of official
competence, Press Service of RA Prosecutor Gereral's Office reported.
Particularly Koryun Piloyan gave instructions according to the Article
373 of the Armenian Criminal Code (violation of arms, ammunition,
objects, substances perilous for environment usage) to initiate
criminal cases against the 4 policemen having used the special means
"Cheryomukha 7."
Besides, video-recordings on the events of 1-2 March, 2008 mass
disorders were received from ad hoc parliamentary commission. The
video-recordings showed the armed policemen to run after the citizens
dressed in civilian clothes and strike them with their batons and
shields, which are considered to be special means.
Koryun Piloyan, taking into consideration the existence of official
duties abuse in the presented video-recordings, tasked to initiate
a criminal case according to Article 309 of RA Criminal Code
and undertake the necessary measures to provide the preliminary
investigation impartiality and comprehensiveness to find out all the
circumstances20and call the guilty to account.
armradio.am
17.07.2009 17:35
Prosecutor Koryun Piloyan, supervising the preliminary investigation
legality of the criminal case on the mass disorders on 1-2 March,
2008 in Yerevan being investigated by the RA Special Investigation
Service, tasked the preliminary body to initiate criminal cases on
the policemen's violation of special means usage and abuse of official
competence, Press Service of RA Prosecutor Gereral's Office reported.
Particularly Koryun Piloyan gave instructions according to the Article
373 of the Armenian Criminal Code (violation of arms, ammunition,
objects, substances perilous for environment usage) to initiate
criminal cases against the 4 policemen having used the special means
"Cheryomukha 7."
Besides, video-recordings on the events of 1-2 March, 2008 mass
disorders were received from ad hoc parliamentary commission. The
video-recordings showed the armed policemen to run after the citizens
dressed in civilian clothes and strike them with their batons and
shields, which are considered to be special means.
Koryun Piloyan, taking into consideration the existence of official
duties abuse in the presented video-recordings, tasked to initiate
a criminal case according to Article 309 of RA Criminal Code
and undertake the necessary measures to provide the preliminary
investigation impartiality and comprehensiveness to find out all the
circumstances20and call the guilty to account.