According to the Ombudsman, RA Police tops the list of complaints. The Ministry of Education and Science, Yerevan Municipality and Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs come next. In many cases, citizens claw back their claims. “We believe, those people are under police pressure, although they do not confess,” Ombudsman noted.
Officials often abuse power in Yerevan, Harutyunyan said, particularly focusing on police abuses, Answering journalists’ question about the arrest of ANC activist, Mr. Harutynyan stressed that the case required close study, since one of police officers had suffered serious damage during the incident.
