Armenian scandalous MP formally applied for mandate withdrawal

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July 04, 2012 | 19:45

YEREVAN. – Armenian MP from the Ruling Republican Party (RPA), the
President of the Armenian Football Federation Ruben Hayrapetyan, who
owns Harsnakar restaurant, where a military doctor has been beaten to
death by the security staff, filed a statement of renunciation of
parliamentary mandate on Wednesday, the spokesperson of Armenia’s
Parliament Speaker Gohar Poghosyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

According to Parliamentary regulations, during the next Parliament
Seating the speaker will made public his statement of renunciation and
if Hayrapetyan does not change his mind in 15 days he will lose his
parliamentary mandate.

To note, the next Parliament Session is scheduled for September 10 and
if an extraordinary session is not held before that than his
renunciation will be published on that day.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier, Ruling Republican Party of
Armenia (RPA) influential MP, head of the Armenian Football
Federation, big businessman and owner of Harsnakar restaurant Ruben
Hayrapetyan withdrew his MP mandate because of the incident in his
restaurant when his security guards beat up military doctor Vahe
Avetyan. Vahe Avetyan died on June 29.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress