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Names of officials violating right to freedom of information published
Freedom of Information Center of Armenia (FOICA) has published the
names of Armenian officials who violated citizens' right to receive
information in the 3rd quarter of 2013. Speaker of the Armenian
parliament Hovik Abrahamian tops the list, the press service of FOICA
said.
On August 21, 2013, FOICA asked the parliamentary speaker to provide
information about calls made from mobile phones of the RA National
Assembly. 6 days later the parliament said that additional work was to
be done and that under the Law on Freedom of Information, they would
provide information within 30 days. The National Assembly was put on
the black list for the reason that an `insufficient answer of half a
page' was submitted with a delay - on October 1.
Among the officials on the list of FOICA are Energy and Natural
Resources Minister Armen Movsisian, Economy Minister Vahram Avanesian,
Head of the State Revenue Committee Gagik Khachatrian, Chief of the
Traffic Police Arsen Galstian, Chairman of the State Commission for
Protection of Economic Competition Artak Shaboyan, Yerevan mayor Taron
Margarian, head of the Kentron administrative district of Yerevan Ara
Sadoyan, and directors of several LLCs.
http://www.aysor.am/en/news/2013/10/16/black-list-foi/
Freedom of Information Center of Armenia (FOICA) has published the
names of Armenian officials who violated citizens' right to receive
information in the 3rd quarter of 2013. Speaker of the Armenian
parliament Hovik Abrahamian tops the list, the press service of FOICA
said.
On August 21, 2013, FOICA asked the parliamentary speaker to provide
information about calls made from mobile phones of the RA National
Assembly. 6 days later the parliament said that additional work was to
be done and that under the Law on Freedom of Information, they would
provide information within 30 days. The National Assembly was put on
the black list for the reason that an `insufficient answer of half a
page' was submitted with a delay - on October 1.
Among the officials on the list of FOICA are Energy and Natural
Resources Minister Armen Movsisian, Economy Minister Vahram Avanesian,
Head of the State Revenue Committee Gagik Khachatrian, Chief of the
Traffic Police Arsen Galstian, Chairman of the State Commission for
Protection of Economic Competition Artak Shaboyan, Yerevan mayor Taron
Margarian, head of the Kentron administrative district of Yerevan Ara
Sadoyan, and directors of several LLCs.
http://www.aysor.am/en/news/2013/10/16/black-list-foi/