Freedom of Information Center of Armenia.

On October 20, 2015 RA citizen Amalia Saribekyan sent a written request to the Higher Attestation Commission, asking to provide information on the expertise of her scientific work. Amalia Saribekyan had asked to provide:

1. The copy of the legal act which sets her scientific work being sent to expertise. (the order, standards or another document).
2. The decision of Higher Attestation Commission on her scientific work being sent to expertise for the first time.
3. The copy of the contract of her scientific works being sent to expertise for the first time.
4. The copy of the decision of Higher Attestation Commission on her scientific work being sent to expertise for the first time.
5. The copy of the contract of her scientific works being sent to expertise for the second time.

The Commission refused to provide information, since they find that the provision of the information will contradict the secrecy of the organization. On October 27, 2015 Amalia Saribekyan sent a double request to the Higher Attestation Commission, mentioning that though the information contains personal data, particularly the name of the expert, it must be provided, since there are data that can be provided according to Article 8, Point 2 of RA Law of “Freedom of Information”.

The Commission did not take into account the legal regulations of the Law and did not provide the required documents.

Thus, on December 7, 2015 the RA citizen Amalia Saribekyan appealed to the Administrative Court requesting to oblige the Higher Attestation Commission to provide the information. On December 29, 2016 the RA Administrative Court rejected Amalia Saribekyan's claim.