On September 17, 2009, the Freedom of Information Center sent an information request to the head of the National Technical Safety Center state non commercial organization Mr. Ashot Poghosyan asking to provide the following information:
1. How many private companies conducting an expert examination are registered in the SNCO’s Register by August 1st 2009? To whose name are those companies registered? Please indicate names of the companies which received a license.
2. Please, provide the SNCO staff lists for 2008 and 2009 years, and the list asserting the volume of the staff employees’ salaries for the same period.
With a half page answer the “National Technical Safety Center” SNCO informed, that FOICA had to apply for the requested information to the press secretary of the Ministry of Emergency Situation. On September 29, 2009, FOICA appealed the answer in the Court of the General Competence of Center and Nork-Marash administrative districts demanding complete information from SNCO and exposing the administrative responsibility.
On January 29, 2010 the court decision over the case FOICA vs. “National Technical Safety Center” SNCO was published at the Court of the General Jurisdiction of Center and Nork-Marash administrative districts.
The Court fully satisfied the FOI Center’s claim compelling “National Technical Safety Center” SNCO to provide the requested information within 5 days. The “National Technical Safety Center” SNCO provided the requested information, but didn’t compensate the state tribute paid by FOICA. Thus, FOICA is going to turned to the Judicial Acts Compulsory Enforcement Service to oblige the SNCO to comply with the court decision.
