VERELQ presents the most notable publications of the Armenian press.
“Publication” the newspaper writes. “These days, the authorities of the Republic of Armenia have landed in the Venice Commission, where yesterday and today a plenary session is taking place. 2 issues related to Armenia are discussed. One to approve the package of judicial reforms, the other on the constitutionality of the Istanbul Convention Rustam Badasyan the application to the commission. The landing party includes the Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyanwith the deputy, the representative of the RA government at the ECHR Yeghishe Kirakosyan, Chairman of the NA Committee on State and Legal Affairs Vladimir Vardanyan. According to our information, they are trying to enter into political trade with the Venice Commission, the ratification of the Istanbul Convention, “Hrayr Tovmasyan in return” formula. In other words, Venice approves the removal of Hrayr Tovmasyan in the name of reforms, in exchange for which Armenia ratifies the convention.”
“People” the newspaper writes. “A lawsuit against the Prime Minister’s office. It became known to “Zhoghovurd” daily that on October 7 he applied to the RA Administrative Court Roza Sahakyan and filed a lawsuit against the staff. In particular, in his lawsuit, Sahakyan demands that the court oblige the staff to recognize the order of August 5, 2019 on his dismissal as invalid, to restore him to his position as a result of the invalidity, and moreover, to confiscate the average salary for the entire period of forced downtime in favor of the plaintiff. Note that this is not the only lawsuit against the Prime Minister’s office. Moreover, a flood of lawsuits by people dissatisfied with the decisions of the staff has started. They appealed to the court on October 8 Arpine Baghdasaryan, Lusine Basentsyan, Karine Babajanyan, Margarita Petrosyan, Silva Ghazaryan and they again demand that the orders of the head of the Prime Minister’s Office dated August 5, 2019 regarding their dismissal from the position be recognized as invalid and, as a consequence of the invalidity, be reinstated to the position held, and the average salary for the entire period of forced downtime be confiscated.”
“People” the newspaper writes: “At the session of August 8 of this year, the executive decided to recognize the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure as an authorized body in the field of garbage collection and sanitary cleaning in Armenian settlements. And it was assumed that the mayor of Yerevan Hayk Marutyan until the unilateral settlement of the contract signed with Sanitek, the issue would be discussed with the ministry, which is considered a superior body. In fact, Mayor Marutyan decided to dissolve the contract with “Sanitek” on his own, bypassing the Ministry of Territorial Management and Infrastructures. “Zhoghovurd” daily, addressing the municipality, inquired whether the decision to terminate the document signed with “Sanitek” was discussed with the ministry or not.
The Yerevan Municipality informs us that recognizing the Ministry of Territorial Management and Infrastructures as an authorized body in the field of garbage collection and sanitary cleaning does not mean that the Municipality should have discussed the decisions to terminate the contract with the “Sanitek” company with the Ministry. And on the same principle, according to the explanation of the municipality, they did not discuss with the Ministry of Territorial Management and Infrastructures when signing the garbage collection and sanitary cleaning contracts with Sanitek. To put it more simply, the city government says that they did not have to discuss the issue with the ministry at all. But “Zhoghovurd” daily found out that the Ministry of Territorial Management and Infrastructures does not welcome the mayor’s rule in this matter. In other words, Hayk Marutyan simply bypassed his superiors when making this groundbreaking decision.”
“Publication” the newspaper writes. “There is a point of view that you are the most traveling deputy in the “My step” faction, which makes the members of your faction very upset. why did it turn out like that, we asked a member of parliament, who makes negative posts against the press on Facebook Anush Beghloyan, who was once the press spokesperson of “Armentel”. “All my business trips, except for one, were part of official delegations, that’s why my business trips are more visible on the official website of the National Assembly.” They also say: because you are considered Ararat Mirzoyan his close friend, and he failed to make you the chairman of the permanent European integration committee, is trying to compensate for that “gap” with business trips. “I leave the point of view to the conscience of those who say it. there’s no need for compensation, I’m an accomplished person, I’ve held positions, and I’ve come a long way, I don’t need to settle down.” In any case, there is a rather serious conflict in “My Step” not only regarding business trips, but also a number of other issues. “A normal political process is taking place. effective work is carried out as a result of healthy discussions”.
“People” the newspaper writes: “Zhoghovurd” daily managed to learn the details of yesterday’s closed secret session of the commission investigating the circumstances of the April War. Our sources report that they examined a participant of the four-day event, a deputy of the “Bright Armenia” faction Harutyun Babayan assistant Sargis Niazyan. Although there were reports that a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Defense was examined at the session, our sources inform us that Niazyan was the one being examined yesterday. According to our information, mainly the person conducting the interrogation is the chairman of the commission Andranik Kocharyan was, often passing the word from “My step” to the commissioner Tigran Karapetyan: According to our news, the soldier was asked whether the army had weapons on that day, whether they were provided with the necessary food, whether the troops were ready, whether the courage of the soldiers was sufficient to participate in the battle. Until today, according to our news, all the examinees have confirmed that everything was normal, and the committee cannot find any flaws. By the way, the commissioners have promised each other not to “take advantage” of the session.
“Realist” the newspaper writes. “One of the favorite businessmen of this government, Khachatur Sukiasyan, according to our information, he is trying to be politically active. They say that he has firmly decided to stand behind any party, strengthen it and create an allegedly counterbalancing force to the government. Moreover, there are rumors that he is trying to “privatize” one of the parties operating in the field and engage in its active lobbying. It is not new in the political field of Armenia that businessmen try to create a party and make it a support for their economic activities. But according to the same source, Khachatur Sukiasyan does not want to lead that force personally (at least for now), but shadowy. The question arises, why does Khachatur Sukiasyan, who enjoys the unconditional support of these authorities, need political power?
“Fact” the newspaper writes. According to the information of the “Past” newspaper, the authorities internally gave “advice” to the presidents of the courts to be as intransigent as possible regarding the motions submitted by the lawyers to the court and reject the motions as much as possible. We are talking about all options of motions, related to a restraining order, a motion to withdraw, and so on. According to our sources, this could solve several issues. in particular, it will be possible to ensure a greater amount of judicial “noises” especially in relation to the “formers”, which is necessary for the authorities “like air and water”, and secondly, there will not be an opinion among the public that the only judge rejecting the petitions of lawyers Anna Danibekyan is”.
“Realist” the newspaper writes. “It is no coincidence that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Artsakh Mrs. Mayilian announced his candidacy in the 2020 presidential elections in Artsakh. “It is not excluded that Mayilyan is the desired candidate of the Armenian authorities. Nikol Pashinyan, so to speak, “dabro” just gave it to him. Of course, nothing is clear yet, but it is clear that the new RA authorities want to have “their man” in Artsakh,” said the interlocutor of “Irates”. The people of Artsakh do not consider the fact that Foreign Minister Mayilian appeared on the platform next to Nikol Pashinyan during the Stepanakert rally preceding the All-Armenian Games to be a coincidence.”
“time” the newspaper writes. “A group of compatriots from Los Angeles, support the chairman of Artsakh “United Armenia” party Vahan Badasyan, started fundraising to nominate him as a candidate in the 2020 presidential elections and to cover the costs of the campaign to be held during that time. Badasyan is supported mainly by the supporters of “Sasna Tsreri”. By the way, there is a similar initiative on the “Facebook” social network, whose active author and promoter is American-Armenian blogger Christine Halajyan. “Contrary to Mr. Badasyan’s competitors, all of whom were part of the ruling mafia gang and looted the country, and now giving a small part of the stolen money to their campaign, they can run a very effective campaign. This is the main reason why it is necessary to turn to the financial and media support of patriotic Armenians around the world,” wrote Halajyan.