Monday, May 20 2024 15:53

ArmInfo.The so-called delimitation of the state border in the Tavush region of Armenia, is taking place  without any explanation or reason. Former Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan wrote on his Facebook page.

"Who gave you the right, through political decisions and without  legal grounds, to carry out a secret "delimitation" in Kirants (a  village in Tavush, ed. note), which concerns the state border of our  country, the security of each of us?", asks Tatoyan.

As the former human rights defender pointed out, the police made  arbitrary decisions to limit the free movement of citizens villagers  and journalists carrying out professional activities in Kirnats.  "Police checkpoints have been established without legal basis, and  they allow the movement of people only at their discretion," he  noted.

Arman Tatonya recalled that issues of the state border and border  security concern every citizen of the Republic of Armenia, and first  of all, border residents, their vital rights - any restrictions  require public reporting and proper legal justification.

"Meanwhile, by interfering with the professional activities of  journalists and the free movement of people, illegal decisions are  secretly and unaccountably implemented," he emphasized.

Notably, according to the protocol-description of the commission on  delimitation and demarcation of borders, Azerbaijan will have to  receive two houses, a bridge, a section of the interstate road to  Georgia and about 50 land plots in the area of the village of  Kirants, Tavush region of the Republic of Armenia.  This morning, the  National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia announced that  citizens' access to the village of Kirants, Tavush region of Armenia,  will be temporarily limited as the RA border troops are preparing for  the transfer to guard the state border of with Azerbaijan.

After this, the police, in addition to media representatives and MPs,  did not allow Primate of the Tavush diocese of the Armenian Apostolic  Church, leader of the "Tavush for Motherland" movement, Archbishop  Bagrat Galstanyan, to enter Kirants village.