COURT REJECTS LAWSUIT OF ARAM KARAPETIAN
Noyan Tapan
Dec 04 2007
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The court of first instance of
Yerevan’s Kentron and Nork-Marash communiies (chairman – Judge Edik
Avetisian) on December 4 rejected the lawsiut of the chairman of the
"New Times" party Aram Karapetian against the RA Police Passport
and Visa Department. The indicated department declined to give Aram
Karapetian a certificate on his permanent residence in the Republic
of Armenia for 10 years, and A.
Karapetain decided to dispute this decision in court. The court
substantiated that there is a court act that took effect in 2003,
which confirms that A. Karapetian did not live in Armenia in the
previous 5 years.
According to the spokesman for the "New Times" party Emanuel Margarian,
their party considers the court decision as a political order of the
authorities. The above mentioned certificate would have given Aram
Karapetian the opportunity to be proposed as a presidential candidate.