ArmInfo.Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan instructed the Police to tackle the statement of one of the candidates for mayors of Yerevan regarding threats and slander against him. This is stated in the statement of the RA Police, received in ArmInfo.
The Armenian police, after examining social media records about this candidate, concluded that many of them are direct threats of murder, serious damage to health, destruction of property, etc.
At the same time, the Police emphasizes that the entries on the pages of individual users of social networks are not sufficient grounds for initiating a criminal case. "Security service officers are not required to evaluate all such publications, except when they contain obvious signs of a crime," the statement said.
"Citizens should know that if the threats were not spread through the media, then to protect their rights should be notified by law enforcement and submit a statement to the police, or write an e-mail to the website [email protected]? [email protected]. their duties, taking into account the principle of equality of all people before the law and protecting the political views of citizens of the country, "the statement of the Armenian police says.
To note, candidate for mayor of Yerevan from "Prosperous Armenia" party Naira Zohrabyan stated about threats to her address and reported that she informed international structures about this. At the same time, the Armenian Ombudsman today called upon the authorities to address this issue.