On 12 March, 2015, Anti-Corruption Coalition of Shirak Marz CSOs met in an anti-corruption discussion. The discussion was aimed at expression of the position of Shirak Marz CSOs referring to the Formation of the Anti-Corruption Council pursuant the Decision # 165-N of 19 February 2015.
Anti-Corruption strategy, the way to get out of current situation
Call upon the RA Government with regard to the Establishment of the Anti-Corruption Council
Call upon the RA Government with regard to the Establishment of the Anti-Corruption Council
Anti-Corruption Council was created for imitation of Fight against Corruption: Avetik Ishkhanyan
The well known Armenian ashugh (troubadour) Jivani has a song where he says ‘the fox was set as a guard of the hen coop’,” Avetik Ishkahnayan, human rights activist replied to our question about his position about the formed Anti-Corruption Council.
Transition from Documentation to Reality: Gayane Gevorgyan
Creation and operation of the anti-Corruption Council raised many controversial opinions. Gayane Gevorgyan, Coordinator of the AYLA Anti-Corruption Center of Shirak Marz considers that the number of NGO representatives in the Council should be five and not two, and not as an observer but as a direct participant, because they might have better expert skills, find more reasons and fill the gaps easier.
There isn’t even a Good Will to fight Corruption; Human Rights Activist
And if the board is composed of representatives of civil society, then we can be sure that there is a desire to fight, but we cannot talk about the possibilities.
In the Recent Years Corruption has not decreased, but just on the Contrary, it has increased: Haykuhi Harutyunyan
According to the NGO leader, corruption increases due to the fact that the Government always relies on outside funding and does not carry out the fight against corruption completely. “Corruption should be combated from inside rather than from outside.”
Fight against Corruption: In which Case according to Hovhannes Manukyan the Council will not work well
Talking about the Anti-Corruption Council the Minister said that it would be an advisory body.
Varuzhan. Hoktanyan. “We prefer to assume the role of an observer.”
Iravaban.net talked with Varuszahn Hoktanyan, the director of “Transparency International” (TI) Anti-Corruption center about the Anti-Corruption Council and the fight against corruption
Anti-Corruption Council should be composed of CSO Representatives: Anahit Bakhshyan
Activities of these people and corruption coalesce with each other, and suddenly it appears that these people are members of Anti-Corruption Council,” Anahit Bakhshyan said.
Why wouldn’t Larisa Alaverdyan ever believe that the Anti-Corruption Council will be Effective?
I do not think that such a committee, where the representatives of the power is comprises the majority and has an unknown level of responsibility, will be effective in our country.
It is Senseless to make Undue Efforts in this Council: Levon Barseghyan about the Anti-Corruption Council
If they have discredited a reputation, and in a broad public perception are considered as corrupt officials, of course these people are unable to have a high impact on the reduction of corruption. It is senseless to go and make undue efforts in this Council.
The Newly Created Anti-Corruption Council will not significantly be different from the former Council with its ineffectiveness: AYLA Member
The Armenian Young Lawyers Association had submitted around a three dozen recommendations to the Ministry of Justice about the 2015-2018 Anti-Corruption Strategy and about the Council, however, only one proposal was admitted.
Anti-Corruption Council has a Formal Nature: Artur Sakunts
They could have fought against it without that if they wanted.
Criminal Law will strictly lament for them: The former Deputy Prosecutor General about the Corrupt Officials
The mode of thinking that if you are an official you should be rich and fat should have been eliminated from our minds.