ArmInfo.The head of the Armenian Police, Valeriy Osipyan, acknowledged some omissions of the structure he heads in connection with the fulfillment of the Prime Minister's instructions to "lay all the guards of high-ranking officials on the asphalt". He stated this on October 4 to journalists, commenting on Nikol Pashinyan's words that deputy Mihran Poghosyan's behavior may be due to the fact that the security forces didn't cope very well with "instructing certain oligarchs and their bodyguards to lay on asphalt".
According to Osipyan, any order of the Prime Minister is carried out clearly and in a timely manner. Nevertheless, as Osipyan admitted, there may have been some omissions. "I have already given relevant instructions and in connection with the incident, 5 citizens have already been subjected to drive - the driver and the guards of the above deputies," he said.
In addition, according to Osipyan, the police are preparing materials on the case and, given that the participants are deputies and have a special status, the materials may be transferred for further consideration to the Special Investigation Service.
At the same time, the head of the Police found it difficult to say whether there will be new cases of "laying on asphalt". As Osipyan pointed out, if there are offenders, they will definitely be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
To note, on October 3, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed the incident during the government hour in parliament at the request of Lena Nazaryan's "Elk" faction in Lena Nazaryan. "The incident you are talking about indicates that the security forces in some cases did not fulfill the order I voiced at the rally that certain oligarchs and their bodyguards should be laid on the asphalt. If this order were carried out properly, I think yesterday's incident would not have happened, and I'm convinced that they will definitely fill this omission, "he said. According to him, if suddenly it becomes known that any MP from the Republican Party of Armenia or another faction will do the same, they will respond to the full extent of the law. Pashinyan expressed the hope that in this case the citizens will be satisfied, and Poghosyan and his ilk will not be afraid to walk around Yerevan.
In response, MP Mihran Poghosyan stated that the revolution of "love and tolerance" seems to be gradually moving away from the stated principles, being trapped in disinformation and hate propaganda. "" I declare with all responsibility that any unreasonable statement, moreover, labeling threats are unacceptable, regardless of who does it - an ordinary citizen, a senior official or the prime minister of the country ", - said Poghosyan. The deputy stressed the inadmissibility of using unchecked disinformation to insult reputation or damage to reputation, especially at the level of the head of government. "Any signal, first of all, must be checked, for which there are relevant authorities. And a statement made before the investigative actions at the highest level means that the activities of law enforcement agencies are directed accordingly, "said the deputy.