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Theft of State Property: Hetq Asks Why Law Enforcement Remains Unconcerned
Edik Baghdasaryan
HETQ
11:27, June 15, 2012
With their inaction, Armenian law enforcement is legalizing the
pillage of the state.
As we've stated before, paintings, sculptures, antique carpets and
jewellery are vanishing from museums under the jurisdiction of the
Ministry of Culture.
No one has been brought to justice. You wonder why Armenian law
enforcement immediately becomes paralyzed when such incidents take
place. One gets the impression that they have been instructed to fold
their hands and not launch criminal charges.
As reported in Hetq, sculptures have been repeatedly stolen from the
Armenia's National Gallery, but no criminal charges have been filed.
No criminal investigation was launched after 8 paintings of Minas
Avetisyan vanished from the Exhibition Center. These paintings belong
to the Armenian state. What has been stolen belongs to the citizens of
Armenia.
Now, let me bring two additional examples of the theft of state property.
Harutyun Hovhannisyan's graphic works, Ayrivank (registration#2955b)
and Zangezur (registration 8880) that were presented to the Ministry
of Culture in 2002, have been missing since 2005.
I am bringing this to the attention of RA Prosecutor Genral Aghvan
Hovsepyan given that Article 27 (Filing a Claim for the Protection of
State Interests) of the `Law on Prosecution' states:
The filing by a prosecutor of a claim for the protection of state
interests shall include:
Filing a claim for compensation of pecuniary damage inflicted upon the
state as a direct consequence of a crime in the frameworks of criminal
procedure.
Edik Baghdasaryan
HETQ
11:27, June 15, 2012
With their inaction, Armenian law enforcement is legalizing the
pillage of the state.
As we've stated before, paintings, sculptures, antique carpets and
jewellery are vanishing from museums under the jurisdiction of the
Ministry of Culture.
No one has been brought to justice. You wonder why Armenian law
enforcement immediately becomes paralyzed when such incidents take
place. One gets the impression that they have been instructed to fold
their hands and not launch criminal charges.
As reported in Hetq, sculptures have been repeatedly stolen from the
Armenia's National Gallery, but no criminal charges have been filed.
No criminal investigation was launched after 8 paintings of Minas
Avetisyan vanished from the Exhibition Center. These paintings belong
to the Armenian state. What has been stolen belongs to the citizens of
Armenia.
Now, let me bring two additional examples of the theft of state property.
Harutyun Hovhannisyan's graphic works, Ayrivank (registration#2955b)
and Zangezur (registration 8880) that were presented to the Ministry
of Culture in 2002, have been missing since 2005.
I am bringing this to the attention of RA Prosecutor Genral Aghvan
Hovsepyan given that Article 27 (Filing a Claim for the Protection of
State Interests) of the `Law on Prosecution' states:
The filing by a prosecutor of a claim for the protection of state
interests shall include:
Filing a claim for compensation of pecuniary damage inflicted upon the
state as a direct consequence of a crime in the frameworks of criminal
procedure.