October 19 is the Day of the Penitentiary Officer. A solemn awarding ceremony was held in the Penitentiary Service. On October 19, on the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the establishment of the Penitentiary System and the Day of the Penitentiary Officer, a large awarding ceremony was held in the Central Body of the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia. In order to conscientiously perform service duties and assignments, a number of officers and employees of the Penitentiary Service were given incentives such as "Rewarding with a medal", "Rewarding with a badge", "Rewarding with a souvenir", "Monetary reward" and "Declaration of gratitude".
Head of the Service, colonel of justice Ambakum Grigoryan gave a speech of welcome and congratulations. Briefly presenting the memorable pages of the century-long history of the Service system, the Head of the Service emphasized the current state of the system, features and tasks to be done. "... Today, our service is a well-established structure that, continuing to improve itself, step by step overcoming the existing obstacles, consistently strengthens its unique and worthy place in the state system and society. Sometimes it is not adequately evaluated, but we ourselves are well aware of the daily difficulties both the system and each of us go through. I sincerely hope that sooner or later the hard work of our system, full of difficulties, will be appreciated by everyone as it deserves," said the Head of the Service. Once again congratulating everyone on the occasion of the Penitentiary Officer's Day and the 105th anniversary of the formation of the system, Ambakum Grigoryan wished health, family happiness, peace and dignified service for the benefit of the society and the Republic of Armenia, and then hand over the awards to the employees.
