YEREVAN, JUNE 17, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Ombudsman Armen Haroutiunian met with PACE Monitoring Committee Co-rapporteurs John Prescott and George Colombier on June 16. The Ombudsman presented his position on amnesty mentioning that it should extend to a wide circle of people, including all citizens imprisoned on the cases of the 2008 March 1 events. Otherwise, according to him, the amnesty will not contribute to formation of public solidarity. As Noyan Tapan was informed by the Information and Public Relations Department of RA Ombudsman's Staff, when discussing issues regarding witnesses A. Haroutiunian said that as far back as 7-8 months ago he stated that Ombudsman's Office receives oral complaints on using illegal methods to witnesses, but the Special Investigation Service and Prosecutor General's Office did not pay proper attention to those reports. As a result witnesses renounce their evidence at the court. Head of Ombudsman's Office Staff Vahe Stepanian presented his position on fact-finding committee's activity to the Co-rapporteurs.

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