COULD ARMENIAN MP NOT GIVE UP PARLIAMENTARY SEAT? – NEWSPAPER

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September 11, 2012 | 06:50

YEREVAN. – “The topic of whether or not [Armenian National Assembly’s]
NA [ruling Republican Party] RPA-member MP Ruben Hayrapetyan will
renounce his [parliamentary] mandate was the order of the day again
yesterday [Monday],” Hraparak daily writes and continues:

Even though [his] petition to resign from the mandate was read at the
NA in the September 5 session, in line with NA regulation, Hayrapetyan
can withdraw it within fifteen days.

His well-known interview had left an impression that he regrets
[his aforesaid decision]. [And] In an interview with our reporter
yesterday, even some RPA members did not rule this out. ‘They say
so, they say so,’ specifically responded RPA Vice Chairman Galust
Sahakyan, and added: ‘There are all kinds of talks, but since there
is no accurate information, I have no comments.'”

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, an incident had occurred at
capital city Yerevan’s Harsnaqar Restaurant on June 17, where several
military doctors including Edgar Mikoyan, Arkadi Aghajanyan, Garik
Soghomonyan, Artak Bayadyan and Vahe Avetyan were brutally beaten by
security personnel. And Vahe Avetyan died in hospital on June 29. A
criminal lawsuit was filed and the Police detained six people.

The Restaurant’s owner is ruling Republican Party MP, Football
Federation of Armenia President, and businessman Ruben Hayrapetyan,
who on July 4 formally submitted his resignation from his parliamentary
seat in connection with this incident.