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Armenian Activist Considers Ombudsman a Senior Police Advisor (VIDEO)
http://www.epress.am/en/2013/11/30/armenian-activist-considers-ombudsman-a-senior-police-advisor-video.html
11.30.2013 01:15 epress.am
Activist Vardges Gaspari henceforth will regard Human Rights Defender
Karen Andreasyan as a senior advisor to the police and decide
accordingly which questions he will raise and which he won't, he
declared in conversation with Epress.am today.
On Thursday, Gaspari declared a one-day hunger strike at the Human
Rights Defender's Office. Earlier, Gaspari had contacted the office,
informing staff of an incident on Aug. 23 whereby he was picked up by
police outside city hall and detained for several hours. He wanted to
know from the Ombudsman's Office why he was detained without proper
documentation.
The activist also contacted the Human Rights Defender on Aug. 24,
asking him to confirm that he was, indeed, at the police station and
the Ombdusman is aware of this. Not receiving any answers, Gaspari
sent an additional three written appeals to the office.
Today Gaspari presented the same demand to the staff, asking for an
explanation as to why the Human Rights Defender's Office didn't
respond to the incident in a timely manner. A representative of the
office said that appeals are responded to only after the case has been
studied.
Another employee cited the police saying that at the police station
Gaspari was presented with a written protocol which he refused to
sign.
"Excuse me, at the same time that a person is being tortured, you are
saying that you responded after 3 months. I want to confirm: did you
tell me at that time that the police gave me protocols which I
allegedly refused to sign? Confirm or deny it - you don't have to show
me the police decision. How can I prove 3 months later that they
didn't present me with any documents? In that case, why did I contact
the rapid response team - just for the sake of recording the fact?
While you failed to taken note of the breach of human rights," Gaspari
said to the Ombudsman staff.
According to him, the Human Rights Defender is refusing to present to
him the fact of the crime of which he is aware. "Isn't 3 months enough
time for the Human Rights Defender to answer a question that doesn't
depend on any other state agency? What else can I expect from the
human rights defender?", he said, implying that he has no other
expectations from this office.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jcQpO4WTRU#t=0
http://www.epress.am/en/2013/11/30/armenian-activist-considers-ombudsman-a-senior-police-advisor-video.html
11.30.2013 01:15 epress.am
Activist Vardges Gaspari henceforth will regard Human Rights Defender
Karen Andreasyan as a senior advisor to the police and decide
accordingly which questions he will raise and which he won't, he
declared in conversation with Epress.am today.
On Thursday, Gaspari declared a one-day hunger strike at the Human
Rights Defender's Office. Earlier, Gaspari had contacted the office,
informing staff of an incident on Aug. 23 whereby he was picked up by
police outside city hall and detained for several hours. He wanted to
know from the Ombudsman's Office why he was detained without proper
documentation.
The activist also contacted the Human Rights Defender on Aug. 24,
asking him to confirm that he was, indeed, at the police station and
the Ombdusman is aware of this. Not receiving any answers, Gaspari
sent an additional three written appeals to the office.
Today Gaspari presented the same demand to the staff, asking for an
explanation as to why the Human Rights Defender's Office didn't
respond to the incident in a timely manner. A representative of the
office said that appeals are responded to only after the case has been
studied.
Another employee cited the police saying that at the police station
Gaspari was presented with a written protocol which he refused to
sign.
"Excuse me, at the same time that a person is being tortured, you are
saying that you responded after 3 months. I want to confirm: did you
tell me at that time that the police gave me protocols which I
allegedly refused to sign? Confirm or deny it - you don't have to show
me the police decision. How can I prove 3 months later that they
didn't present me with any documents? In that case, why did I contact
the rapid response team - just for the sake of recording the fact?
While you failed to taken note of the breach of human rights," Gaspari
said to the Ombudsman staff.
According to him, the Human Rights Defender is refusing to present to
him the fact of the crime of which he is aware. "Isn't 3 months enough
time for the Human Rights Defender to answer a question that doesn't
depend on any other state agency? What else can I expect from the
human rights defender?", he said, implying that he has no other
expectations from this office.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jcQpO4WTRU#t=0