RA Ministry of Finance: Reforming the Armenian Police System should  be aimed at achieving concrete results

ArmInfo.The reform of the Armenian Police system should be aimed at achieving specific results. On November 14, RA Minister of Finance Atom Dzhandjughazyan stated  this from the rostrum of the parliament during the presentation of  the draft state budget for 2020, answering deputies' questions about  the reasons for the lack of funds for the implementation of the  reform program.

According to the minister, discussions are currently ongoing in the  government on the police reform program, which must be in tune with  the strategic plans of the state. In this case, as the minister  noted, this should not be about reforming the department, but about  reforming the entire system. When the reform program is specified  with the obligatory indication of the results, then it will be easy  to find sources of financing, including from the state budget. In  this case, Atom Dzhandjughazyan continued, it is possible that he  will enter the parliament in order to amend the main financial  document of the country. "The content of the program, which should be  aimed at achieving specific results, is extremely important here,"  the head of the Ministry of Finance noted.

Earlier, ArmInfo reported that in 2020 the Armenian Police will  receive 64.9 billion drams from the state budget, which is 0.8% or  0.5 billion drams more than the amount of financing the sphere in  2019. In total, within the framework of budgetary financing, it is  envisaged to carry out 19 events in 10 programs in the RA Police  system. Most of the budget funding will be directed towards  maintaining public order. It is also envisaged to apply 114 criteria  for evaluating the police service, which will improve the quality of  work to a new level. It is planned to create two departments in the  structure of the Police - combating criminal offenses and maintaining  public safety. Moreover, both departments will be engaged not only in  operational activities, but also develop the necessary legal  documents. The process of creating mobile patrols will continue, the  task of which will be the prompt response to the crimes committed and  their resolution in hot pursuit, the maintenance of round-the-clock  duty to maintain public order, and ensuring road safety. Using modern  technologies, operational centers will be created in all areas, the  data from which will be transferred to a single operator. The  application of all these and other innovations will make it possible  to significantly increase the work of police officers.