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    CHIEF PROSECUTOR ORDERS CHANGES IN WAKE OF PRESIDENT'S CRITICISM

    http://armenianow.com/news/40899/armenia_prosecutors_office_changes
    News | 07.11.12 | 13:20

    Prosecutor-General Aghvan Hovsepyan (second from left)

    Armenia's chief prosecutor has ordered a number of changes within
    the system, including dismissals and appointments, as part of broader
    efforts to address corruption-related issues.

    Notable changes include the appointment of Norayr Hakobyan as
    prosecutor of Armenia's southern Syunik province, a position that
    remained vacant since August.

    According to the Prosecutor General's official website,
    Prosecutor-General Aghvan Hovsepyan issued another order appointing
    Deputy Attorney of the Kentron and Nork-Marash administrative
    districts of Yerevan Armen Afyan deputy head of the Prosecutor's
    Office's Property and Economic Crimes Department.

    Also, unspecified disciplinary proceedings have been launched
    against the prosecutor of Yerevan, the prosecutor of the Arabkir and
    Kanaker-Zeytun districts of Yerevan and the deputy prosecutor of the
    Syunik province for abuse of power.

    These latest personnel changes follow the October 29 meeting with
    chiefs of law-enforcement bodies chaired by President Serzh Sargsyan
    during which the head of state severely criticized the officials and
    urged them to take action against "immoral" prosecutors.

    On November 1, Kotayk province prosecutor Mesrop Manrikyan was
    dismissed from his position. The reason was the incident last May
    involving Manrikyan and his son in which Regnum news agency Yerevan
    bureau chief Ruben Grdzelyan was brutally beaten.

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