Armenian Opposition Mp Refuses Post Of Ethics Committee Vice-Chairma

ARMENIAN OPPOSITION MP REFUSES POST OF ETHICS COMMITTEE VICE-CHAIRMAN

tert.am
03.07.12

Nikol Pashinyan, an MP of the opposition bloc Armenian National
Congress (ANC), learned from press reports that Armenian NA Speaker
Hovik Abrahamyan had appointed him vice-chairman of the Ethics
Committee of Armenia’s newly formed parliament.

Pashinyan considers his appointment illegal.

The appointment is a violation of Point 3 of Article 24.1 of the
Regulations of the RA National Assembly. A parliamentary group member
can only be appointed if nominated by the group, Pashinyan said.

In his statement posted on his official website Pashinyan refuses to
fill the post of chairman of the NA Ethics Committee. On the other
hand, he is determined to be actively involved in the Committee’s
activities “placing first priority on the behavior of the oligarch MPs,
who consider themselves superior to law.”

Talking to Tert.am, Secretary of the ANC group Aram Manukyan said
that the group only nominated Pashinyan as a Committee member, and
the NA speaker should have consulted with the group before signing
a relevant decree.

During the autumn session of Armenia’s parliament, David Harutyunyan
will head the Ethics Committee in rotation.