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CHIEF PROSECUTOR ORDERS CHANGES IN WAKE OF PRESIDENT'S CRITICISM
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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.
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.