Freedom of Information Center of Armenia.

These officials have violated the people’s access to information right in the 1st quarter of 2014.
 

• Mr. Seyran Ohanyan – Acting RA Minister of Defense

On March 19, 2014, the Freedom of Information Center sent a written information request to the RA Ministry of Defense to help the citizen Edvard Hovhannisyan to get information on diseases unacceptable for military service. The Ministry left the FOICA’s information request unanswered (http://givemeinfo.am/hy/case/1326/).
 

• Mrs. Hasmik Poghosyan – Acting RA Minister of Culture

On March 26, 2014, the Freedom of Information Center sent a written information request to the RA Ministry of Culture, asking information about candidates for the vacant position of the head of “Alexander Spendiaryan Opera and Ballet National Academic Theatre" SNCO. The Ministry provided an unjustified response. The response is considered to be unjustified, because the Ministry refused to provide the information asked by he request’s 2nd question with an unfounded, unjustified reason (http://givemeinfo.am/hy/case/1329/).
 

• Mr. Norayr Muradkhanyan - Chief of Passport and Visa Office of the RA Police

On March 26, 2014, the Freedom of Information Center sent a written information request to the Passport and Visa Office of the RA Police to help the citizen Naira Karapetyan to get information on termination of citizenship. The Passport and Visa Office demanded to provide an advocate license, before providing the requested information. This is an unjustified demand, because the right to freedom of information is the right of everyone, not just lawyers monopoly, and will be realized without any discrimination (http://givemeinfo.am/hy/case/1331/).