Gevorg Kostanyan: If the phones of the heads of the National Security  Service and the SIS are tapped in Armenia, no one can be immune from  illegal interference in his private life

ArmInfo.The issue related to the wiretapping of the telephone conversation between the heads of the National Security Service and the SIS is very disturbing. This was  stated on September 19 by the chairman of the parliamentary commission to investigate the case of the wiretapping of the heads of the National Security Service and the Special Investigation Service of Armenia, former Prosecutor General Gevorg Kostanyan.

Kostanian noted that this is a gross violation of human rights.  "Listening to a telephone conversation is a gross and illegal  interference in a person's private life.If the phone of two heads of  such important law enforcement agencies is listened to, how can an  ordinary citizen be sure that his telephone conversation is  confidential?" The former Prosecutor General also noted that in the  course of its activities the commission will also consider the issue  of violation of the right to a fair trial.

The head of the commission also proposed to postpone the meeting for  the next week so that the commission members could present the  schedule of the commission's work. Kostanyan noted that it is  necessary to establish, firstly, which mode of working schedule the  commission members offer. Secondly, choose the deputy head of the  commission. "Let each of us make a proposal regarding the list of  necessary documents and the representative of which body should be  called to the next meeting? Which international experts should be  invited? And finally, what officials should be invited to the  Commission to express their position," - concluded Kostanyan. The  next meeting of the Commission will be held on September 26 at 12:00.

To note, on September 11, an audio recording of the telephone  conversation of the heads of the National Security Service and the  SIS appeared on the network. The interlocutors discussed the criminal  cases against the second President Robert Kocharian and CSTO  Secretary General Yury Khachaturov. In addition, the head of the  National Security Service states that he was called by a judge and  consulted on what decision to make in the criminal case against  Robert Kocharyan. The authenticity of the record was recognized by  both the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and the  participants of the conversation.

On September 13, after the wiretapping of the telephone conversation  between the heads of the National Security Service of Armenia Artur  Vanetsyan and the Special Investigative Service of Sasun Khachatryan  in the National Assembly of Armenia, a decision was taken to  establish an interim commission on obstruction of justice, violation  of the right to a fair trial and the secrecy of telephone  conversation . The decision was made today with 47 votes in favor and  14 against. The document was voted mainly by MPs from the Republican  Party, against - the block "Elk". According to the decision of the  parliament, the commission will include 5 MPs from the RPA, 3 - from  the Tsarukyan block, 2 from the Elk block and 1 from the ARF  Dashnaktsutyun party.