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THE MEMBERS OF THE UN WORKING GROUP FOR ARBITRARY DETENTION VISIT DISCIPLINARY ISOLATORS
http://www.mil.am/eng/index.php?page=2&p=0&id=1525&y=2010&m=09&d=10
09.09.10
On the 8th of September, 2010 Deputy Minister of Defence Mr. Ara
Nazaryan met the members of the UN working group for arbitrary
detention, who were on a fact finding mission in Armenia. The group
was headed by Judge El Hadji Malick Sow from Senegal. Representatives
from ARM MoD Defence Policy Department, Investigation Service and
Military Police took part in the meeting.
During the meeting issues related to the military justice, criminal
and disciplinary punishments, disciplinary isolation infrastructures,
activities of the disciplinary units and attorney assistance and
representation were discussed.
After the meeting, the members of the group, together with Chief
Commandant of the ARM Military Police, visited a disciplinary isolator
where they observed the present conditions of the isolators, had
conversations with the military servicemen kept in the isolation cells,
visited the medical aid station and had a short meeting with First
Deputy Chief of the Armenian Military Police, Colonel H. Stepanyan.
At the end of the visit Mr. Sow thanked the Armenian party for the
hospitality and for assistance to the group's activities.
ARM MoD, Department of Information and Public Affairs
From: A. Papazian
http://www.mil.am/eng/index.php?page=2&p=0&id=1525&y=2010&m=09&d=10
09.09.10
On the 8th of September, 2010 Deputy Minister of Defence Mr. Ara
Nazaryan met the members of the UN working group for arbitrary
detention, who were on a fact finding mission in Armenia. The group
was headed by Judge El Hadji Malick Sow from Senegal. Representatives
from ARM MoD Defence Policy Department, Investigation Service and
Military Police took part in the meeting.
During the meeting issues related to the military justice, criminal
and disciplinary punishments, disciplinary isolation infrastructures,
activities of the disciplinary units and attorney assistance and
representation were discussed.
After the meeting, the members of the group, together with Chief
Commandant of the ARM Military Police, visited a disciplinary isolator
where they observed the present conditions of the isolators, had
conversations with the military servicemen kept in the isolation cells,
visited the medical aid station and had a short meeting with First
Deputy Chief of the Armenian Military Police, Colonel H. Stepanyan.
At the end of the visit Mr. Sow thanked the Armenian party for the
hospitality and for assistance to the group's activities.
ARM MoD, Department of Information and Public Affairs
From: A. Papazian