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Alexandr Avanesov

Personnel changes at RA Ministry of Internal Affairs

Personnel changes at RA Ministry of Internal Affairs

ArmInfo.Personnel changes Personnel changes at RA Ministry of Internal Affairs have been made at the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs,  by order of Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan, the head of the Main  Criminal Police Department and Deputy Chief of Police, Colonel Vardan  Vardanyan, has been suspended. Colonel Artur Barseghyan has been  appointed to this position.

The head of the Main Municipal Police Department and Deputy Chief of  Police, Colonel Karen Hakobyan, has been suspended. Colonel Karen  Khachatryan has been appointed acting head of the department.

The head of the Patrol Service and Deputy Chief of Police, Colonel  Artur Khudinyan, has been suspended.  Police Lieutenant Colonel  Gevorg Zakaryan has been appointed to this position.

By other orders of the minister, Vardan Vardanyan and Karen Hakobyan  have been appointed advisers to the minister, and Artur Khudinyan has  been appointed assistant to the minister.  

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