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35 ARMED OUT OF 10,000 CRIMES IN ARMENIA IN 2010
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 23, 2010 - 14:49 AMT 09:49 GMT
Deputy Head of the Department on Public Order Provision, Colonel
of Police Karen Mehrabyan said that Armenia has survived a war,
due to which the level of proliferation of illicit arms is high in
the country.
Presenting the procedure of application of the Law on Weapon, Mehrabyan
told a press conference in Yerevan that the law regulates the practice
of firearms usage and traffic.
There are three types of firearms: first, civilian weapons (for
self-protection, hunting and sport), which can be purchased by any
Armenian citizen above 18, submitting a relevant permission; second,
duty weapons, which can be purchased by legal entities; third, combat
weapons, which are used by the law-enforcement bodies, Defense Ministry
and National Security Service.
Mehrabyan said that currently 45,822 samples of civilian weapon are
registered in Armenia.
He added that amendments should be introduced to the law to tackle
corruption risks. According to Mehrabyan 10,279 crimes were committed
in Armenia in 2010, including 35 crimes with weapon, with 10% of them
committed from registered weapon. Meanwhile, 70 crimes were committed
with weapon in 2009.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 23, 2010 - 14:49 AMT 09:49 GMT
Deputy Head of the Department on Public Order Provision, Colonel
of Police Karen Mehrabyan said that Armenia has survived a war,
due to which the level of proliferation of illicit arms is high in
the country.
Presenting the procedure of application of the Law on Weapon, Mehrabyan
told a press conference in Yerevan that the law regulates the practice
of firearms usage and traffic.
There are three types of firearms: first, civilian weapons (for
self-protection, hunting and sport), which can be purchased by any
Armenian citizen above 18, submitting a relevant permission; second,
duty weapons, which can be purchased by legal entities; third, combat
weapons, which are used by the law-enforcement bodies, Defense Ministry
and National Security Service.
Mehrabyan said that currently 45,822 samples of civilian weapon are
registered in Armenia.
He added that amendments should be introduced to the law to tackle
corruption risks. According to Mehrabyan 10,279 crimes were committed
in Armenia in 2010, including 35 crimes with weapon, with 10% of them
committed from registered weapon. Meanwhile, 70 crimes were committed
with weapon in 2009.
From: A. Papazian