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| 20:41:11 | 05-07-2005 | Politics |
CONSTITUTION – NOT AN INSTRUMENT IN HANDS OF AUTHORITIES
Today the Constitution Day was celebrated in the Constitutional Court. The
presentation of Gagik Harutyunyan’s book entitled `Constitutional Culture,
Lessons of History and Modern Challenges’ also took place.
The CC Chairman delivered an hour speech dedicated to the history of
constitution of different countries of the world noting that they do not
always become better after the reformation. `For example the US Constitution
was changed 27 ties during the period of its existence’, he said. To note,
US Ambassador John Evans was the only foreign diplomat present at the
meeting and he had to listen to the reporters in the Armenian language for
two hours over the absence of a translator.
Gagik Harutyunyan pointed out to the necessity of reforming our constitution
and reminded that the constitution is not an instruments in the hands of the
authorities but a law that should be kept. Vice Speaker Tigran Torosyan in
his turn noted that the Constitution is not an museum exhibit and it should
undergo changes.
Opposition at the event was represented by Raffi K. Hovannisian, Heritage
party leader and Gurgen Arsenyan, chairman of the United Labor Party. There
were no representatives of the ARFD and Orinats Yerkir present.
To note, those celebrating the Constitution Day were less in number than
those, who gathered complaint of the violations of the Constitution at the
CC building.