ARMENIA’S PARLIAMENTARISM CENTER PRESIDENT DEMANDS PROSECUTION OF MPS

Tert.am
16.02.12

Armenia’s Special Investigation Service is considering a complaints
lodged by Mr Ruben Torosyan, President of the Center of Parliamentarism
of Armenia (CPA).

Torosyan demands prosecution of a number of members of the Republican
Party of Armenia (RPA). According to Mr Torosyan, the RPA members
Gagik Melikyan, Hermine Naghdalyan, Areg Ghukasyan and Ara Babloyan
violated the law by voting in place of others.

At the latest four-day session, following the voting, Larisa
Alaverdyan, a member of the Heritage parliamentary group, addressed
the parliament leaders and stated that the MPs in had question voted
in place of others.

“The three MPs’ voting would have caused essential damage if it had
influenced the results,” the lawyer Hovik Arsenyan told Tert.am.

The lawyer Seda Safaryan does not share this opinion. She believes
that the MPs’ actions can be interpreted as “near to abuse of office.”

Tert. am also asked the MPs in question. Gagik Melikyan said that
“nothing of the kind”ever happened.

Areg Ghukasyan refuted the reports, saying, “They have reported I
allegedly voted in place of Vardan Aivazyan. But Mr Aivazyan was in
the assembly hall at that moment.”

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress