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06YEREVAN840
2006-06-22 03:08:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Yerevan
Cable title:  

TOP ADVISER CLAIMS KOCHARIAN ORDERED TOUGHER

Tags:  PGOV KTIP KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG TU AE AM 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L YEREVAN 000840 

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/21/2016
TAGS: PGOV KTIP KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG TU AE AM
SUBJECT: TOP ADVISER CLAIMS KOCHARIAN ORDERED TOUGHER
SENTENCES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKERS

REF: YEREVAN 836

Classified By: DCM A. F. Godfrey for reasons 1.4 (b, d).

C O N F I D E N T I A L YEREVAN 000840

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DEPT FOR EUR/CARC, G/TIP, DRL

E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/21/2016
TAGS: PGOV KTIP KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG TU AE AM
SUBJECT: TOP ADVISER CLAIMS KOCHARIAN ORDERED TOUGHER
SENTENCES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKERS

REF: YEREVAN 836

Classified By: DCM A. F. Godfrey for reasons 1.4 (b, d).


1. (C) Presidential National Security Adviser Garnik
Isaghulyan told us June 21 that President Kocharian ordered
law enforcement officials to toughen court verdicts for human
traffickers and ensure that criminals are sentenced to the
fullest extent of the law. This instruction was delivered at
a closed-door meeting convened by Kocharian after the release
of this year's TIP Report. Isaghulyan confirmed attendance
reported in reftel as the justice minister, head of the
National Security Service, head of the state police and the
prosecutor general.


2. (C) We reached Isaghulyan June 21, and he told us that the
officials who attended the meeting complained that, although
they knew Armenian women were trafficked to Turkey, the
absence of diplomatic relations with Turkey hinders
cooperation with Turkish law enforcement. They also said
that authorities in the United Arab Emirates are not
interested in cooperating with them. Isaghulyan
characterized the president's manner during the meeting as
"strict," and said that he asked the law enforcement
officials to find a way to improve the situation.

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3. (C) While Isaghulyan has proved to be a well-informed
source in the past, he knows that this is the message we
hoped to hear on TIP. We will track closely how sentences
are handed down on trafficking cases in the future.
EVANS