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ARMENIAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST CONCERNED OF CORRUPT PRACTICES IN PRISONS
21:55 * 22.12.14
Problem solving in Armenian prisons is nirmally accompanied by corrupt
practices, a civic activist has said, commenting on the situation in
penitentiary institutions.
"A penitentiary institution is just part of a whole state, so it
represents the situation in thicker colors," Chairman of the Helsinki
Committee's Vanadzor Office Artur Sakunts told Tert.am.
He said corruption has remained an immune practice in the past ten
years ever since the penitentiaries became subordinate bodies to the
Ministry of Justice.
Sakunts said he finds that such mechanisms are often put in place
to prevent the system's collapse. "Without corrupt mechanisms, the
procedures will give way to very serious problems," he noted.
The activist further pointed to the low living standards of employees
of the sector and the inadequate approaches towards the problems
they face. "I do not see a political will for changes. But there is
a solution to the problem, so the authorities can solve them if they
wish to," he added.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/12/22/saqunc/1543407
21:55 * 22.12.14
Problem solving in Armenian prisons is nirmally accompanied by corrupt
practices, a civic activist has said, commenting on the situation in
penitentiary institutions.
"A penitentiary institution is just part of a whole state, so it
represents the situation in thicker colors," Chairman of the Helsinki
Committee's Vanadzor Office Artur Sakunts told Tert.am.
He said corruption has remained an immune practice in the past ten
years ever since the penitentiaries became subordinate bodies to the
Ministry of Justice.
Sakunts said he finds that such mechanisms are often put in place
to prevent the system's collapse. "Without corrupt mechanisms, the
procedures will give way to very serious problems," he noted.
The activist further pointed to the low living standards of employees
of the sector and the inadequate approaches towards the problems
they face. "I do not see a political will for changes. But there is
a solution to the problem, so the authorities can solve them if they
wish to," he added.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/12/22/saqunc/1543407