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Heritage rep. calls for efforts to sack notorious figures from parliament
tert.am
15:52 - 06.07.12
The society has to take appropriate measures to make people like
[Republican MP and multi-millionaire businessman] Ruben Hayrapetyan
resign from parliament, Zaruhi Postanjyan, a lawmaker of the
opposition Heritage party, finds.
As she told reporters on Friday, it is very important the people like
Hayrapetyan avoid representing the Armenian society in parliament.
`This has to be an on-going process. Ruben Hayrapetyan is not the only
one in the National Assembly,' she said, adding that individuals like
him should have nothing to do with the legislative work.
It comes after military doctor Vahe Avetyan was mercilessly beaten at
the Harsnaqar restaurant owned by the Republican lawmaker. One of the
security guards involved in the scuffle was later claimed to be
Hayrapetyan's personal bodyguard. Avetyan died in hospital last Friday
after remaining unconscious for twelve days. The incident sparked a
major protest, with different activists' groups calling for a fair
punishment against the perpetrators. Hayrapetyan, who is also the
president of the Football Federation of Armenia, later declared his
intention to quit his seat in parliament. He submitted his resignation
notice to the National Assembly on Wednesday.
The Heritage MP noted that Hayrapetyan decided to lay down his mandate
amid a public outrage.
`This is the first ever case that an official has resigned under
public pressure. Perhaps, it wasn't his own decision. and he did not
write the statement, but he put his signature below it. That stemmed
from a public demand. We must be a society demanding responsibility
from everyone and never restricting ourselves with one person or one
case,' she added.
tert.am
15:52 - 06.07.12
The society has to take appropriate measures to make people like
[Republican MP and multi-millionaire businessman] Ruben Hayrapetyan
resign from parliament, Zaruhi Postanjyan, a lawmaker of the
opposition Heritage party, finds.
As she told reporters on Friday, it is very important the people like
Hayrapetyan avoid representing the Armenian society in parliament.
`This has to be an on-going process. Ruben Hayrapetyan is not the only
one in the National Assembly,' she said, adding that individuals like
him should have nothing to do with the legislative work.
It comes after military doctor Vahe Avetyan was mercilessly beaten at
the Harsnaqar restaurant owned by the Republican lawmaker. One of the
security guards involved in the scuffle was later claimed to be
Hayrapetyan's personal bodyguard. Avetyan died in hospital last Friday
after remaining unconscious for twelve days. The incident sparked a
major protest, with different activists' groups calling for a fair
punishment against the perpetrators. Hayrapetyan, who is also the
president of the Football Federation of Armenia, later declared his
intention to quit his seat in parliament. He submitted his resignation
notice to the National Assembly on Wednesday.
The Heritage MP noted that Hayrapetyan decided to lay down his mandate
amid a public outrage.
`This is the first ever case that an official has resigned under
public pressure. Perhaps, it wasn't his own decision. and he did not
write the statement, but he put his signature below it. That stemmed
from a public demand. We must be a society demanding responsibility
from everyone and never restricting ourselves with one person or one
case,' she added.