It is about a year that the penal institution in Vanadzor, Lori province of Armenia, has no doctor.

“As there is no doctor, non-professionals and nurses who don’t have proper qualification decide whether to imprison a person,” observation group member at penal institutions, lawyer Edmon Marukyan said in an interview with Yerkir paper.

According to him, a new doctor can’t be found due to low salary and unfavorable working conditions after the previous one left the job.