RA Police Chief disagrees with U.S. State Department and Human Rights WatchFebruary 27, 2009 - 21:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In 2008, the RA Police worked hard to maintain public order, according to the RA Police Chief "2008 was a year of tensions, yet police succeeded in increasing the rate of resolved crimes, with a special attention given to latent crimes," Major General Alik Sargsyan told a news conference today. He went on to express disagreement with U.S. Department of State and Human Rights Watch reports which note the use of excessive force by the police on March 1, 2008. "The police acted within the limits of law," Major General Sargsyan emphasized. Dwelling on March events, he said that the police force became the victim itself because of lack of control over the situation. "At that moment, police acted slowly, without using the entire potential. We ourselves are the victims of those events, we suffered losses too. I call on Armenian citizens to honor the memory of March 1 victims and not allow certain political forces to push them around," he said. Asked about the opposition rally to be held on March 1, 2009, Major General Sargsyan said attempts to block streets and violate law and order will be prevented. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. Caring for nature, we have started with ourselves - Team Telecom Armenia Team Telecom Armenia summarized the work undertaken within the company in the direction of environmental protection. Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. |