ArmInfo.Armenian Prosecutor General office responded extra report of Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan regarding July events of last year, calling him to express estimations based only on impartial facts.
The press office of the entity mentioned that several notes and estimations contained in the report of the Supreme Human Rights Protector are out of any legal basis . The Prosecutor General office also finds unjustified the Ombudsman's statement reading that July actions were peaceful and were not organized . Regarding the critics in respect to forcing journalists and raising obstacles to their professional activities, the Prosecutor general's office stated that charges are proposed to 8 persons, 5 of them are recognized guilty, and the investigation is in progress regarding remaining three cases.
To mention, Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan criticized the activities of law enforcement entities implemented during the seizure of Police Patrol division building. According to him, many facts of human rights violence have been fixed, particularly, about 500 persons have been seized . The propmpt response hotline of Ombudsman's office received over 200 messages regarding 335 incidents of freedom limitation.