Anti-Corruption Committee Head: Wiretaping of telephone conversations  legal

ArmInfo.Wiretaps of telephone conversations in Armenia are legal. Artur Nahapetyan, Chairman of the RA Anti-Corruption Committee, told journalists on June 10.

According to him, a specific procedure has been established for  wiretaps: first, the rapid response agency identifies a citizen  suspected of committing a crime, conducts investigative actions, and,  if necessary, applies to the court for wiretapping. Only after  receiving a court decision do law enforcement agencies take the  necessary steps.

Nahapetyan assured that all circumstances are examined during the  investigative process, and if it is discovered that leaders of  political parties are involved in a crime, criminal proceedings are  initiated against them. The committee head declined to provide any  data on this matter, citing preliminary consideration of criminal  cases and investigative secrecy. He added that, until today, the  Anti-Corruption Committee had operated transparently, periodically  issuing reports and press releases.

Nahapetyan disagreed with the prevailing belief that all citizens are  being wiretapped. He said this was simply physically impossible.