The regular meeting of the Disciplinary Commission of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was held on 30 October. It was chaired by Tigran Yenokyan, Secretary General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Chairperson of the Commission.

The meeting was attended by the Head of the General Department of Community Police, who is also performing the duties of Deputy Chief of Police; the Deputy Director of the Rescue Service; the Head of the Internal Security and Anti-Corruption Department; the Head of the Department of Strategic Planning, Policy Development and Monitoring; the Rector of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Educational Complex; the Chief Lawyer of the Legal Department of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia; as well as representatives of non-governmental organisations serving on the MIA Disciplinary Commission.

During the meeting, the materials and conclusions of the internal investigations conducted in respect of four Police officers were examined and discussed.

Following an analysis of the factual circumstances, the MIA Disciplinary Commission decided to recommend that the officials who had commissioned the internal investigations impose the disciplinary penalty of “Termination of Service” on three Police officers and “Severe Reprimand” on one Police officer.