ArmInfo. As of today, even 5% of the population does not trust the current authorities. Leader of the Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan stated this from the parliamentary rostrum on July 16, speaking about the criminal cases instituted and in connection with this the possibility of depriving him of parliamentary immunity.
The politician said that his persecution began on June 5, when he criticized the authorities and announced the need for a complete change in the composition of the government. Meanwhile, Tsarukyan noted that his every word about the crisis reigning in the country is true, and he says it openly, without resorting to fakes and Facebook. < I demand that today parliament take a full-fledged step towards real life. Let everyone be responsible for his decision to his conscience>, he said, adding that the current development of events only heroizes his name in society.
The politician noted that the promises made by the current authorities two years ago did not become a reality, and instead real failures were recorded. , he emphasized, noting that he was ready to help solve the existing problems 24 hours a day.
Tsarukyan noted that it is impossible to carry out an economic revolution without money.
As for the criminal cases, the politician called them fabricated, adding that there is no real evidence of the distribution of election bribes, in which the PAP is accused of. According to Tsarukyan, today the public is on his side, but the authorities, contrary to their promises to ensure freedom of _expression_ of the people, today blocked the regional roads by the police to prevent the arrival of his supporters in Yerevan. , Tsarukyan emphasized, noting also about Armenia’s failed foreign policy.
Tsarukyan also informed about the institution of the another criminal case, and that after his speech in parliament he would go to the NSS for questioning. Today, Prosecutor General of Armenia Arthur Davtyan submitted a motion to the parliament to initiate criminal prosecution of Gagik Tsarukyan, as well as the deprivation of his freedom.
To recall, in the morning of June 14 searches were carried out in the house of Tsarukyan. Then he went to the NSS for questioning. By chance or not, the former Chairman of the Control Chamber Ishkhan Zakaryan, who was in close relations with Gagik Tsarukyan, was also summoned to the NSS. Tsarukyan called the developments political persecution, meanwhile, the NSS reported three criminal cases involving the politician. So, according to the investigation, the leadership and other members of the Prosperous Armenia party distributed hundreds of millions of drams of election bribes in 2017 in accordance with well- developed schemes, and this was done under the pretext of charity. In another case, Tsarukyan’s companies were involved in the organization of the casino’s illegal activities, resulting in damage to the state of $ 60 million. Another criminal case concerns a company associated with Tsarukyan, which illegally appropriated land, and the state suffered damage of 342 million drams (about 685 thousand dollars). The politician himself believes that criminal prosecution is being carried out against him.