Summing up the investigation of the March 1 events conducted by the ad hoc parliamentary commission for the March 1-2, 2008, events, Commission Chairman, Vice-Speaker of the RA Parliament Samvel Nikoyan arrived at the conclusion that Armenian law-enforcers need professional retaining and new skilled personnel.

Presenting the Commission’s final report to the RA Parliament, Nikoyan stressed that the reason for the conclusion is that the police used Cheremukha-7 gas against the demonstrators on March 1, 2008, which claimed human lives. On the other hand, Nikoyan stated that the police actions were, in general, legally acceptable.

He also slated the Opposition member Levon Zurabyann, who did not allow the demonstrators to leave Myasnikyan Square.