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SARKISIAN PLANS POWERFUL NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
http://asbarez.com/114357/sarkisian-plans-powerful-new-law-enforcement-agency/
Thursday, September 26th, 2013
Military prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan (left) has been nominated by
President Sarkisian for the office of Prosecutor General
YEREVAN-President Serzh Sarkisian on Thursday nominated military
prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan for the office of Prosecutor General of
the Republic of Armenia, replacing Aghvan Hovsepian, whose term of
service has ended.
In accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia,
the President has forwarded his nomination to the National Assembly,
which votes to appoint the Prosecutor General.
In conjunction with this nomination, President Serzh Sarkisian has
moved to set up a new and powerful law enforcement agency that will
be tasked with conducting criminal investigations.
Sarkisian's press office indicated on Wednesday that this "united
investigative body" will bring together corresponding divisions of
Armenia's police, Defense Ministry and State Revenue Committee (SRC).
It said in a statement that this structural change is aimed at
increasing the effectiveness of inquiries into various crimes and
the independence of officers conducting them.
The statement made no reference to the investigating arms of the
National Security Service (NSS), the former Armenian branch of the
Soviet KGB, or to the Special Investigative Service (SIS), suggesting
that they will not be incorporated into the new agency. The SIS is
subordinate to prosecutors and charged with investigating crimes
committed by state officials and electoral violations.
The statement also announced that Sarkisian has formed an ad hoc
commission that will draft new laws and legal amendments required for
the creation of the new security agency. The commission is headed by
former Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepian.
http://asbarez.com/114357/sarkisian-plans-powerful-new-law-enforcement-agency/
Thursday, September 26th, 2013
Military prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan (left) has been nominated by
President Sarkisian for the office of Prosecutor General
YEREVAN-President Serzh Sarkisian on Thursday nominated military
prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan for the office of Prosecutor General of
the Republic of Armenia, replacing Aghvan Hovsepian, whose term of
service has ended.
In accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia,
the President has forwarded his nomination to the National Assembly,
which votes to appoint the Prosecutor General.
In conjunction with this nomination, President Serzh Sarkisian has
moved to set up a new and powerful law enforcement agency that will
be tasked with conducting criminal investigations.
Sarkisian's press office indicated on Wednesday that this "united
investigative body" will bring together corresponding divisions of
Armenia's police, Defense Ministry and State Revenue Committee (SRC).
It said in a statement that this structural change is aimed at
increasing the effectiveness of inquiries into various crimes and
the independence of officers conducting them.
The statement made no reference to the investigating arms of the
National Security Service (NSS), the former Armenian branch of the
Soviet KGB, or to the Special Investigative Service (SIS), suggesting
that they will not be incorporated into the new agency. The SIS is
subordinate to prosecutors and charged with investigating crimes
committed by state officials and electoral violations.
The statement also announced that Sarkisian has formed an ad hoc
commission that will draft new laws and legal amendments required for
the creation of the new security agency. The commission is headed by
former Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepian.