ARMENIA-BASED HERITAGE PARTY AGAINST PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S PETITION
tert.am
01.10.12
The Heritage party is against the petition lodged by Prosecutor
General Aghvan Hovsepyan and will not participate in the voting,
Heritage party Chairman Raffi Hovhannisyan told journalists on Monday.
The prosecutor general's petition for deprivation of Armenia's ex-FM,
member of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) Vartan Oskanian of his
parliamentary immunity is a "political, pre-election and ungrounded"
document, Hovhannisyan said.
Either everyone must be deprived of immunity or no one. "Present-day
presidents, parliament speakers, prime ministers and parliament
members must be called to account or no one," Hovhannisyan said.
Armenia's president, Parliament speaker, prosecutor general must be
the first to be called to account for their abuse. Then they will
have the right to demand the same from Vartan Oskanian.
"When hundreds of millions of dollars were given out, where was the
money from and which party did that? Who sent the numerous multiple
voting groups?"
Before holding Armenia's FM responsible the others must bear their
own responsibility instead of making a scapegoat of Vartan Oskanian,
Hovhannisyan said.
As to whether Mr Oskanian is being shaped as an opposition political
figure on the threshold of presidential election, Hovhannisyan
said that Mr Oskanian is a talented diplomat who does not deserve
"this petition."
"Since a number of questions, including the March 1 events, have
remained unanswered, his [Oskanian] being an opposition figure is
open to question. I would not like any revisions of viewpoints in my
party," Hovahnnisyan said.
tert.am
01.10.12
The Heritage party is against the petition lodged by Prosecutor
General Aghvan Hovsepyan and will not participate in the voting,
Heritage party Chairman Raffi Hovhannisyan told journalists on Monday.
The prosecutor general's petition for deprivation of Armenia's ex-FM,
member of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) Vartan Oskanian of his
parliamentary immunity is a "political, pre-election and ungrounded"
document, Hovhannisyan said.
Either everyone must be deprived of immunity or no one. "Present-day
presidents, parliament speakers, prime ministers and parliament
members must be called to account or no one," Hovhannisyan said.
Armenia's president, Parliament speaker, prosecutor general must be
the first to be called to account for their abuse. Then they will
have the right to demand the same from Vartan Oskanian.
"When hundreds of millions of dollars were given out, where was the
money from and which party did that? Who sent the numerous multiple
voting groups?"
Before holding Armenia's FM responsible the others must bear their
own responsibility instead of making a scapegoat of Vartan Oskanian,
Hovhannisyan said.
As to whether Mr Oskanian is being shaped as an opposition political
figure on the threshold of presidential election, Hovhannisyan
said that Mr Oskanian is a talented diplomat who does not deserve
"this petition."
"Since a number of questions, including the March 1 events, have
remained unanswered, his [Oskanian] being an opposition figure is
open to question. I would not like any revisions of viewpoints in my
party," Hovahnnisyan said.