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ONLY IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATION CAN PREVENT FURTHER ACTS OF VIOLENCE
http://www.aysor.am/en/news/2013/07/11/ombudsman2/
Thursday,July 11
The Office of Military Prosecutor issued a statement in connection
with the creation of a working group for investigation of deaths in
the Armenian armed forces and sent an invitation to the representative
of the Human Rights Defender to participate in the group's work.
As early as 2011, the Ombudsman proposed that the National Assembly of
Armenia should set up a working group to examine the criminal cases
into fatal incidents in Armenia's armed forces, taking into account
the political weight and neutral position of the National Assembly in
solution of such difficult problems. At that time the parliamentary
deputies Samvel Nikoyan, Aram Safarian, Hrayr Karapetian, and Larisa
Alaverdian, later also representatives of the Military Prosecutor's
Office were included in the working group.
Unfortunately, the initiative of the respective commission was not
brought to a logical conclusion.
According to the Armenian Ombudsman Office, the Military Prosecutor's
Office currently plans to investigate those criminal cases, regarding
which final decisions were made after January 1, 2011, while there
are many complaints today to investigate fatal incidents that occurred
as early as 2001.
Omissions were committed during the investigations into those incidents
and the trust of the dead servicemen's relatives and society in
investigation results leaves much to be desired. The ombudsman is
convinced that only a complete and impartial investigation of previous
incidents, even those which occurred ten years ago, and restoration
of justice can ensure trust in the investigation of fatal incidents
and prevent further murders and acts of violence.
The initiative of the Military Prosecutor's Office to set up a working
group for investigation of criminal cases into fatal incidents in
Armenia's armed forces is a positive one. Nevertheless, the Ombudsman
is prepared to include its representative in the working group,
1. if the working group examines the criminal cases, regarding which
final decisions were made after January 1, 2011, 2. if the format of
the working group's activities is determined by the working group
itself, 3. if it is clearly specified what legal consequences the
working group's decisions will have and how much the proposals of
experts of NGOs will be taken into account.
http://www.aysor.am/en/news/2013/07/11/ombudsman2/
Thursday,July 11
The Office of Military Prosecutor issued a statement in connection
with the creation of a working group for investigation of deaths in
the Armenian armed forces and sent an invitation to the representative
of the Human Rights Defender to participate in the group's work.
As early as 2011, the Ombudsman proposed that the National Assembly of
Armenia should set up a working group to examine the criminal cases
into fatal incidents in Armenia's armed forces, taking into account
the political weight and neutral position of the National Assembly in
solution of such difficult problems. At that time the parliamentary
deputies Samvel Nikoyan, Aram Safarian, Hrayr Karapetian, and Larisa
Alaverdian, later also representatives of the Military Prosecutor's
Office were included in the working group.
Unfortunately, the initiative of the respective commission was not
brought to a logical conclusion.
According to the Armenian Ombudsman Office, the Military Prosecutor's
Office currently plans to investigate those criminal cases, regarding
which final decisions were made after January 1, 2011, while there
are many complaints today to investigate fatal incidents that occurred
as early as 2001.
Omissions were committed during the investigations into those incidents
and the trust of the dead servicemen's relatives and society in
investigation results leaves much to be desired. The ombudsman is
convinced that only a complete and impartial investigation of previous
incidents, even those which occurred ten years ago, and restoration
of justice can ensure trust in the investigation of fatal incidents
and prevent further murders and acts of violence.
The initiative of the Military Prosecutor's Office to set up a working
group for investigation of criminal cases into fatal incidents in
Armenia's armed forces is a positive one. Nevertheless, the Ombudsman
is prepared to include its representative in the working group,
1. if the working group examines the criminal cases, regarding which
final decisions were made after January 1, 2011, 2. if the format of
the working group's activities is determined by the working group
itself, 3. if it is clearly specified what legal consequences the
working group's decisions will have and how much the proposals of
experts of NGOs will be taken into account.