ArmInfo. Personnel replacements in Artsakh continue - former Commander of Artsakh Defense Army, Head of Artsakh Emergency Service Levon Mnatsakanyan will be appointed as Chief of Artsakh Police. A sources from Artsakh leadership elite told ArmInfo correspondent about this
According to the source Levon Mnatsakanyan will be replaced by his deputy Vladik Khachatryan
According to the source, the current Chief of the Republic's Police, Igor Grigoryan, will most likely be appointed to the post of head of the Investigative Committee, which will soon be formed in Artsakh. According to the source, Grigoryan played a very important and positive role in the transitional period as Chief of the Police.
"However, at the moment there is a need for personnel changes. In leading elite of the country, Mnatsakanyan's forthcoming appointment is viewed as strengthening the position of the Police against the background of the intensified militarist threats from Azerbaijan. The appointment of Mnatsakanyan to this key post is of great strategic importance both for the internal and for the external security of Artsakh in this difficult period. In the event of a resumption of hostilities, the Police will play a key role, so at this stage it is very important that the structure be headed by a person who has a military biography", the source explained.
To note, yesterday, ArmInfo citing sources in autority, stated that Artsakh Security Council Secretary Vitaly Balasanyan who intends to actively prepare for the 2020 presidential election, intends to resign. Today this information has already been confirmed, Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree on releasing Balasanyan from his position.