ArmInfo. The imperative of inadmissibility of disclosure of preliminary investigation data has no alternative, Sasun Khachatryan, H of the Special Investigative Service (SIS), told journalists on August 30, commenting on the call made by RA 2nd President Robert Kocharyan accused of overthrowing the constitutional order to remove secrecy of the investigation.
As Khachatryan pointed out, there are no procedures for unsealing the preliminary investigation. "Do you imagine what will happen if full disclosure of the preliminary investigation data is allowed?" There are people who cooperate with the investigation and provide operational data. Can you imagine what will happen if all this is revealed? " At the same time he also said that even if he agrees that the public demands it, it must be within the law. We can not consider as basis the illegal demand of the public, he explained.
The head of the investigative body pointed out that the imperative to adhere to the secrecy of the investigation concerns the stage of the preliminary investigation. When it comes to the court - its full publicity is ensured - the court sessions are held openly, unless there is lawful reason for conducting it in close format. "The secrecy of the preliminary investigation is determined by the interests of the case, the interests of the defendants in the case, therefore, I do not think that such demands are realistic," said Sasun Khachatryan.