Special Investigative Service of Armenia explained

Agencyname:Special Investigative Service
Nativename:Հայաստանի Հանրապետության հատուկ քննչական ծառայություն
Logocaption:Emblem of the SIS
Formedyear:2007
Governingbody:Ministry of Justice
Headquarters:Vagharsh Vagharshyan Street, Arabkir District, Yerevan[1]
Chief1name:Sasun Khachatryan
Chief1position:Chairman
Parentagency:Government of Armenia

The Special Investigative Service of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության հատուկ քննչական ծառայություն) is the main investigating authority in Armenia and operates as Armenia's anti-corruption agency answerable to the Prime Minister of Armenia.[2] In its duties, it is considered to be an independent body "in its nature and also in its legislation".[3] The current head is Sasun Khachatryan, who took office on 11 June 2018.

History

The Special Investigation Service is relatively young agency in the system of law-enforcement agencies. It was established on 28 November 2007 by the adoption of the Law “On Special Investigation Service” that was ratified by President Robert Kocharyan on November 30 of the same year. It originally operated in the administrative building of Prosecutor General's Office, on a separate floor which ended up being insufficient for the activities of the Service. On 10 October 2014, President Serzh Sargsyan was present at the opening of the need building allocated for the Special Investigation Service.[4] [5]

Structure

Special Forces

See also: Special Forces of Armenia. The Special Investigative Service of Armenia maintains a small tactical unit in order to not be dependent on other agencies. Very little is known about this special operations unit.[6]

List of leaders

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SPECIAL INVESTIGATION SERVICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA • ARMENIA (YEREVAN) • SPYUR. spyur.am.
  2. Web site: Armenia. 2021-03-06. United States Department of State. en-US.
  3. Web site: Pashinyan: Armenia Special Investigative Service is independent. 2021-03-06. news.am. en.
  4. Web site: Law of the Republic of Armenia "About special investigative service". 2021-03-06. cis-legislation.com.
  5. Web site: History. 2021-03-06. www.ccc.am.
  6. Web site: Кнутов. Юрий. Спецназ Армении и Азербайджана: место встречи изменить нельзя?. 2021-03-06. Еженедельник «ЗВЕЗДА». ru.
  7. Web site: Head of Special Investigative Service of Armenia resigns. 2021-03-06. armenpress.am. en.
  8. Web site: Sasun M. Khachatryan. 2021-03-06. www.ccc.am.