Fragmentation of law-enforcement system immediate threat to Armenia`s  national security 

ArmInfo. The fragmentation and disintegration of Armenia's law enforcement system is no longer solely a failure of governance - it has become a direct threat to the country's national security.

Political scientist Suren Surenyants  wrote this on his Facebook page, responding to Armenian Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan's question to the head of the country's  Investigative Committee about why crime rates in the country continue  to rise.

According to Surenyants, the rise in crime is primarily due to the  fact that law enforcement agencies are no longer an instrument for  upholding the law, but have become a means of carrying out political  orders aimed against opponents of the government.

"In such conditions, criminals feel impunity and act more  confidently. Unprofessional approaches undermine the system from  within. As a result, appointments to investigative and law  enforcement agencies are made not based on experience and knowledge,  but on political loyalty. This leads to the system functioning  ineffectively, thereby undermining respect for the law. When the  government itself violates the Constitution or circumvents the law,  society begins to perceive this as the norm," the political scientist  explained.

Thus, according to Sureniants, if impunity is accepted at the highest  levels of government, street crime ceases to be seen as an exception.  Thus, as the political scientist noted, a social crisis creates the  grounds for a growing criminal atmosphere, while job shortages,  poverty, unfair distribution, and hopelessness push people toward  criminal behavior, viewing it as a means of survival.

He also noted that when the state fails to protect public safety, the  law, and its citizens, not only public order but also the sovereignty  and viability of the state are at risk. "To Pashinyan's question,  'What are they doing wrong?' the answer is simple and inevitable: the  state is failing to fulfill its most fundamental  responsibility-ensuring the protection of its citizens and restoring  the rule of law," Sureniants concluded.

As a reminder, during his speech, Nikol Pashinyan, referring to the  murder of Volodya Grigoryan, head of the Parakar community, asked why  the crime rate had risen and what could have been done to prevent it.   "Every shot a citizen ultimately perceives as a shot at themselves,"  Pashinyan stated at the time.

According to the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs, in the first  eight months of 2025, the overall number of crimes in the country  decreased by 1.1%, as well as a reduction in murders from 34 in 2024  to 32, and a 44% reduction in burglaries. At the same time, an  increase in attempted murders has been noted.