YEREVAN. – About 50 Armenian policemen will serve in new positions, said state Police Service Chief Alik Sargsyan to a press conference on Thursday.

Sargsyan said that the age of certain policemen is close to retirement and “the rest suffer from alimentary obesity, their appearance does not correspond to the image of Armenian police.”

“If they put on weight and grow shapeless, they’d rather stay in the offices than put up for a show,” stressed Sargsyan.

He added that he respects the long-term work of his employees that is why he does not dismiss them.