Commander of police troops to be fired, says Prime Minister

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says Commander of the Police Troops of Armenia Levon Yeranosyan will be sacked.

“Levon Yeranosyan’s issue is in the Prime Minister’s domain, and, naturally, Levon Yeranosyan will be relieved from office as commander of the police troops,” Pashinyan said.

Pashinyan also addressed criticism on the appointment of Valery Osipyan as Police Chief of Armenia. Pashinyan stressed that the appointment of any Police Chief wouldn’t have been definitely accepted by the society. “Why? Because as required by the legislation, an official from the police system must be appointed as police chief, and it is clear that no appointment would have a definite appreciation,” he said.