Thursday, December 20 2018 15:21

ArmInfo. Some of those pledged  under the law "On declaring an amnesty for criminal cases on the  occasion of the 2800th anniversary of the founding of Erebuni-Yerevan  and the 100th anniversary of the declaration of independence of the  First Republic of Armenia" have already managed to repeat the  reputations. The head of the Armenian Police Valery Osipyan said this  on December 20 in an interview with journalists.

Currently, Osipyan refrained from specifying the specific number of  relapses committed after the amnesty.  According to him, the police  are now summing up the operational results of the year and will issue  detailed information on this issue already in January next year.  "Then both you and the entire public will be convinced that, despite  a certain increase in crime, it is consonant with the trend in other  states," he said.  Today, the chiefof the police indicated that the  number of burglaries, disorderly conduct, and injuries has increased.  When asked whether the process of "laying unlawful persons on  asphalt" continues, the head of the Armenian Police said that there  are people who understood that the situation in Armenia has changed  and it will be correct if they do not violate the law. "Otherwise,  they will be laid on asphalt," he emphasized. To note that even today  one can see that some famous personalities, in particular, Gagik  Tsarukyan, Khachatur Sukiasyan, drive around accompanied by several  cars and security guards, Osipyan promised to give the police a  number that you can call as soon as journalists notice such cases.

The head of the law enforcement agency expressed bewilderment at the  negative remarks about the work of the Traffic Police. According to  him, there are people who want to tarnish the work of the police and  have chosen a unit as a target, which is directly in the public eye.  "The traffic police are not constrained by anything. We said no to  corruption. Citizens simply have the feeling that there are some  changes, and there are people who claim sabotage, but this is not  true. But I'm saying that the traffic police work better today than  ever before, "Osipyan added. At the same time, according to him,  about two dozen employees lost their jobs due to the fears of the  head of the Police regarding their ability to work in an unbiased  manner.  Earlier, at an extraordinary meeting, the National Assembly  of Armenia unanimously adopted a draft law on "About declaring an  amnesty on criminal cases in connection with the 2800th anniversary  of Erebuni- Yerevan foundation and the 100th anniversary of the  independence of the First Republic of Armenia" by 75 votes in favor.  As the Acting Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Artak  Zeynalyan noted, the document submitted by the government of the  country is humanistic in nature and is not intended to relieve the  country's penal institutions. Currently, continued. Minister, the  country's prison contains 2888 prisoners with 5346 places. In  Nubarashen penal institution, 644 persons are serving sentences when  there are 780 places in this institution, while in the presence of  333 seats, 150 people serve penal sentences. "Thus, the proposal on  amnesty does not pursue the goal of relieving the country's penal  institutions," Artak Zeynalyan stressed. Already on November 6,  Valery Osipyan did not rule out a rise in crime as a result of the  announced amnesty and the possibility of a relapse in a conversation  with journalists in parliament.