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  • Armenian National Congress Condemns Government's Denial Of OSCE ODIH

    ARMENIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS CONDEMNS GOVERNMENT'S DENIAL OF OSCE ODIHR REPORT

    Tert.am
    12:09 ~U 31.03.10

    The Armenian National Congress (HAK) has released a statement
    condemning the ruling authorities and governmental bodies for denying
    a recent report by OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human
    Rights (ODIHR) on the events of March 1, 2008.

    The report, having thoroughly studied and evaluated the process
    of about 100 criminal cases, revealed dozens of facts and tough
    violations of such rights as a person's right to freedom, presumption
    of innocence, the principle of equality of sides, sentencing people
    based only on evidence given by the police and extorted through
    terrorizing and degrading treatment.

    The HAK statement says that the RA Ministry of Justice denies "unlawful
    actions and mistakes" committed by a law enforcement body (especially
    the Prosecutor's Office) which it has nothing to do with, while the
    Ministry is forgetful of the fact that it has no such authority,
    neither by the Constitution nor by law.

    Further, the Armenian National Congress says that the RA Court
    of Cassation, in turn, maintains its right to express opinions and
    provide assessments in relation to March 1 events, while most of the
    appeals weren't even examined or heard in court.

    "These two state bodies, unaware of March 1 cases, are shamelessly
    objecting and trying to deny what happened in front of thousands
    of citizens, they are faking known realities and facts, they
    are distorting what is objective and real, they are trying to
    smear and smother what international co-rapporteurs observed and
    registered," reads the statement, adding that instead of hunting
    down the perpetrators, the ruling authorities have settled down to
    the short-sighted and disreputable task of denying what was stated
    by the report.
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