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 President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |