ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES RESOLUTE TO INVESTIGATE THE EVENTS OF MARCH 1 AND PUNISH THE GUILTY
armradio.am
14.07.2008 14:31
The Head of Staff of the Office to RA President Hovik Abrahamyan had
a meeting with the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
Thomas Hammarberg.
The interlocutors discussed the process of accomplishment of
Resolutions 1609 and 1620 of the Parliamentary assembly of the Council
of Europe, particularly referring to the status of the detained
persons and issues connected with the parliamentary format of the
independent investigation of the events of March 1. In September
the CoE Commissioner for Human Rights should present a report on the
issue at the Monitoring Committee.
Hovik Abrahamyan assured that the Armenian authorities are resolute to
fully investigate the events of March 1 and punish the guilty. At the
same time he underlined that no one can be persecuted for poetical
views.