The Special Investigative Service of Armenia instituted criminal proceedings for the forced interrogation of detainees
ArmInfo.On the basis of citizens' reports on cases of compulsory testimony, the Special Investigative Service of Armenia instituted criminal proceedings in accordance with Article 341 of the Criminal Code concerning investigators.
According to the press service of the Special Investigative Service of Armenia, the defendant in the criminal case E.K. during the trial said that during the preliminary investigation into the burglary case he had been in the Arabkir police department for a long time, where the three investigators by means of pressure and threats forced to give evidence that does not correspond to reality.
Another criminal case under the same article was initiated on the basis of a report by the imprisoned of "Nubarashen" penitentiary, V.N. During the testimony, he reported that he had undergone psychological pressure during interrogation by the investigator of the now-former Investigative Service of the Defense Ministry of Armenia who demanded to sign testimony that did not correspond to reality that, allegedly, he had signed various military documents for himself and other people.
The case is investigated.