Are the police in Armenia obligated, by law, to address citizens in the polite form of "you" (douk), as opposed to the familiar (dou)?

This question is at the heart of a complaint filed by Daniel Ioannisyan against Police Patrol Service Unit Commander Khachatour Avetisyan.

Ioannisyan charges that on September 21 of this year, during a citizen initiated “Independence March”, Avetisyan failed to address him properly and politely, as stated in the Police Department’s Code of Conduct guidelines.

Article 88 of the Code also states that police servants must first provide their name and rank while addressing citizens.

When Ioannisyan demanded that Avetisyan employ the polite form (douk), the police commander replied, “You can’t demand…I’ll teach you a lesson.” (By the way Avetisyan’s Armenian was less than literate, as you can hear in the Youtube video of their exchange).

Today, the Police Department rejected Ioannisyan’s complaint, arguing that Avetisyan didn’t violate any conduct regulations.

Ioannisyan says he will appeal.