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POLICE REPRESENTATIVES KEEPING MUM ON TRAFFIC POLICE CHIEF'S ARREST
epress.am
08.31.2011 14:35
Head of the public relations department at Yerevan's Kentron
("central") police station Armen Malkhasyan, speaking to journalists
in the Armenian capital today, didn't share any details regarding the
arrest of chief of Armenia's traffic police, Colonel Margar Ohanyan,
saying only that the case is being examined by the RA Special
Investigative Service.
Considering that Ohanyan is being accused of embezzling fuel,
Epress.am asked Malkhasyan whether the police division didn't receive
any complaints from officers.
The public relations chief responded in the negative, adding, "In any
case, the RA police press department has not received [complaints]."
RA Traffic Police Road Patrol Service Division Chief Norik Sargsyan
(pictured), also present at the press conference, said he was not
questioned in the Margar Ohanyan case.
Sargsyan didn't wish to comment on unconfirmed reports that he will
be replacing Ohanyan as head of the RA Traffic Police.
"We are military servicemen. Who will serve where is decided by police
management. We carry out orders. If they decide that I have to serve
in Amasia, I will go and serve in Amasia. There's been no such talk,
and as for what I wish, every man can have wishes [desires]," he said.
As previously reported, Colonel Margar Ohanyan was arrested on
Tuesday on suspicion of abuse of power and large-scale embezzlement
and charged under RA Criminal Code Article 308 Section 2 and Article
179 Section 3-1.
epress.am
08.31.2011 14:35
Head of the public relations department at Yerevan's Kentron
("central") police station Armen Malkhasyan, speaking to journalists
in the Armenian capital today, didn't share any details regarding the
arrest of chief of Armenia's traffic police, Colonel Margar Ohanyan,
saying only that the case is being examined by the RA Special
Investigative Service.
Considering that Ohanyan is being accused of embezzling fuel,
Epress.am asked Malkhasyan whether the police division didn't receive
any complaints from officers.
The public relations chief responded in the negative, adding, "In any
case, the RA police press department has not received [complaints]."
RA Traffic Police Road Patrol Service Division Chief Norik Sargsyan
(pictured), also present at the press conference, said he was not
questioned in the Margar Ohanyan case.
Sargsyan didn't wish to comment on unconfirmed reports that he will
be replacing Ohanyan as head of the RA Traffic Police.
"We are military servicemen. Who will serve where is decided by police
management. We carry out orders. If they decide that I have to serve
in Amasia, I will go and serve in Amasia. There's been no such talk,
and as for what I wish, every man can have wishes [desires]," he said.
As previously reported, Colonel Margar Ohanyan was arrested on
Tuesday on suspicion of abuse of power and large-scale embezzlement
and charged under RA Criminal Code Article 308 Section 2 and Article
179 Section 3-1.