Rehabilitation centers for problematic adolescents operate in ArmeniaNovember 20, 2009 - 16:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Over 9 months of 2009 there 155 cases of violence against minors have been recorded in Armenia, Colonel Hovhannes Tamamyan , Head of the Criminal Investigation department of Armenia's Police told a press conference in Yerevan. According to him, 33 per cent of them are of intentional infliction of bodily harm. "The priority issue for us to protect minors and to prevent the crimes committed against them", Colonel Tamamyan said, adding that police are trying to help those young people who have chosen the right path. Since 2005 a national program on child's rights protection has formed a working group and has already achieved positive results. "RA Police, in cooperation with Project Harmony opened rehabilitation centers for young people in Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor, Alaverdi and Ijevan" colonel Tamamyan said, adding that during 2009 120 minors were sent to rehabilitation centers. He emphasized that, a tangible progress ahs been observed in crime detection. "Within 10 months of 2009 the number of solved crimes reached 74.5 per cent, while last year that figure was only 61.7 per cent", Mr. Tamamyan stressed. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |