"Transparency International": Impunity reached its pick in Armenia
ARMINFO
Friday, November 23, 17:10
Impunity has reached its pick in Armenia, an employee of the
anti-corruption centre "Transparency International", Varuzhan
Oktanyan, said over the public discussion "Systemized display of
impunity and its affecting priority of law in Armenia", held in
Yerevan on 23 November.
He also added that impunity in the country is of a systemized nature
as it has interfered all the structures and machineries of the state.
For his part, the head of the Helsinki Assembly Vanadzor office, Artur
Sakunts, said that 92 cases of death were fixed in mental hospitals of
Armenia from 1 January 2010 till 1 January 2012, but no investigation
was held.
He also added that the number of the death cases in the army have
grown. "Since the beginning of 2012, 43 soldiers have died in the
country, 12 of which because of the ceasefire regime breaking, but the
authorities ignored these cases as well", - he said.
He also touched on torture of prisoners and flouting of their rights.
ARMINFO
Friday, November 23, 17:10
Impunity has reached its pick in Armenia, an employee of the
anti-corruption centre "Transparency International", Varuzhan
Oktanyan, said over the public discussion "Systemized display of
impunity and its affecting priority of law in Armenia", held in
Yerevan on 23 November.
He also added that impunity in the country is of a systemized nature
as it has interfered all the structures and machineries of the state.
For his part, the head of the Helsinki Assembly Vanadzor office, Artur
Sakunts, said that 92 cases of death were fixed in mental hospitals of
Armenia from 1 January 2010 till 1 January 2012, but no investigation
was held.
He also added that the number of the death cases in the army have
grown. "Since the beginning of 2012, 43 soldiers have died in the
country, 12 of which because of the ceasefire regime breaking, but the
authorities ignored these cases as well", - he said.
He also touched on torture of prisoners and flouting of their rights.