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HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER: OSKANYAN'S CASE WAS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED
arminfo
Wednesday, October 3, 15:22
Criminal case against ex-foreign minister of Armenia, a member of
Prosperous Armenia Party faction in the Parliament, Vardan Oskanyan,
was politically motivated. There are such grounds to launch proceedings
against 90% of the ruling elite, because most of them are engaged in
money laundering.
He said if PAP made a statement in support of Serzh Sargsyan at the
presidential elections of 2013, Oskanyan would not be stripped of
deputy immunity and would not be involved as an accused party in the
money laundering case. If PAP expresses its support to Sargsyan at
the presidential election, the case may be dismissed.
Ishkhanyan said that presidential elections in Armenia have always been
at low level. All possible rivals, such as Oskanyan, are always removed
from the presidential race. Larisa Alaverdyan, first Ombudswoman of
Armenia, Executive Officer of the Fund Against Legal Outrage, said,
in turn, the authorities' actions against Oskanyan are based on the
same system that Oskanyan used before.
She said that political persecution is evident, which discredits
Armenia in the eyes of the world community.
On October 2, 64 members of the parliament voted for and another 6
voted against depriving Vardan Oskanyan of deputy immunity. One ballot
was considered invalid. A total of 71 members of the parliament from
the ruling Republican Party of Armenia and "Orinats Yerkir" party
took part in the voting. All the opposition parties as well as the
"Prosperous Armenia" Party boycotted the voting.
arminfo
Wednesday, October 3, 15:22
Criminal case against ex-foreign minister of Armenia, a member of
Prosperous Armenia Party faction in the Parliament, Vardan Oskanyan,
was politically motivated. There are such grounds to launch proceedings
against 90% of the ruling elite, because most of them are engaged in
money laundering.
He said if PAP made a statement in support of Serzh Sargsyan at the
presidential elections of 2013, Oskanyan would not be stripped of
deputy immunity and would not be involved as an accused party in the
money laundering case. If PAP expresses its support to Sargsyan at
the presidential election, the case may be dismissed.
Ishkhanyan said that presidential elections in Armenia have always been
at low level. All possible rivals, such as Oskanyan, are always removed
from the presidential race. Larisa Alaverdyan, first Ombudswoman of
Armenia, Executive Officer of the Fund Against Legal Outrage, said,
in turn, the authorities' actions against Oskanyan are based on the
same system that Oskanyan used before.
She said that political persecution is evident, which discredits
Armenia in the eyes of the world community.
On October 2, 64 members of the parliament voted for and another 6
voted against depriving Vardan Oskanyan of deputy immunity. One ballot
was considered invalid. A total of 71 members of the parliament from
the ruling Republican Party of Armenia and "Orinats Yerkir" party
took part in the voting. All the opposition parties as well as the
"Prosperous Armenia" Party boycotted the voting.