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    ALIK SARGSYAN: PEOPLE GET POLICE THEY DESERVE

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    September 1, 2011 - 14:16 AMT

    PanARMENIAN.Net - RA Police chief, lieutenant general Alik Sargsyan,
    calls not to meddle police with political matters.

    Commenting on the incident with ANC activists during a press conference
    in Yerevan, he said: "I think Tigran Arakelyan's case is purely jural
    and has nothing to do with politics."

    "Police will not be scared and will not avoid dealing with people
    like Arakelyan. I will not let it happen," Sargsyan noted.

    According to him, the public attempts to attribute European model to
    the Armenian police, but "they should first shape themselves to fit
    this model." "People get police they deserve, as police can never be
    isolated from society," he stated.

    As to videos regarding the activists' arrest on August 9, Sargsyan
    said all the video materials concerning the incident are available
    to public.

    According to the Armenian National Congress (ANC), on August 9 police
    officers used violence against ANC activists Tigran Arakelyan and
    Artak Karapetyan. Upon arrival to the site, activists Areg Gevorgyan,
    Sahak Muradyan, Vahagn Gevorgyan, Sargis Gevorgyan and David Kirimajyan
    tried to settle the dispute but were beaten as well, the ANC said. All
    above-mentioned were taken to a police station.

    Currently, Tigran Arakelyan is kept in custody. The others were
    released.

    On August 26, the Congress announced that it suspends the dialogue
    and believes Arakelyan to be a political prisoner.


    From: Baghdasarian
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