The ruling authorities of the country have inherited from Soviet and post Soviet powers a repressive mechanism only. Today the basis for this repressive system is the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Intelligence Service of Armenia," Armen Haroutyunyan, RA ombudsman for Human Rights protection of 2008 said during his speech. A vivid example of the repressive system is the style the Intelligence Service of RA works. A lot of people made to give evidence against their will or against the third party turn to the Institute for Human Rights Protection," Haroutyunyan remarked.

As the ombudsman said, all this results in the atmosphere of phobia and fear in society. "The citizens are threatened to be treated violently and most often the threats come from the employees of Intelligence Services and Public Prosecutor's Office. It is hard to speak about the presence of free Society since people are terribly frightened. The issue of overcoming the atmosphere of phobia is one of the basic problems of our society," the ombudsman emphasized.