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ARMENIA HAS BECOME OBJECT OF BATTLE BETWEEN US AND RUSSIA - OPPOSITION MEMBER
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October 11, 2012 | 16:30
YEREVAN. - The Civilitas Foundation founder, former FM, and Prosperous
Armenia Party MP Vartan Oskanian's prosecution was permitted by the
United States itself, Karabakh Committee member Ashot Manucharyan
stated during a press conference on Thursday.
He noted that he does not believe the US ambassador is unable to
prevent a persecution against a person in Armenia. "That is, they are
not against [it] for the most part. Armenia has become an object of
battle between the US and Russia, and the primary lever to dominate
over Armenia is the presidential chair. Today, Russia is infuriated
because they are attempting to snatch its influence in Armenia away
from it, and, under such condition, the Russian side is capable of
many things," Manucharyan said.
According to him, this is why the US is trying to weaken and neutralize
Russia's main weapon with such small strikes. "Armenia's ruling
'regime' begins persecuting a protected man, who is the second
person of the Prosperous Armenia Party. At that time the party's
first person disappears while its remaining members, who used to
hold state positions and make money unlawfully, begin contemplating
as to what they would do with them if they are launching such actions
against a man who is protected to such [high] level. Thus, the entire
'Russian system' is being neutralized by the actions against Oskanian,"
he noted.
And in response to the query as to whether Oskanian's nomination
for next year's presidential elections is real, Ashot Manucharyan
said it would be better to pose this question to the Russian and US
ambassadors because, according to him, they are the ones who decide
which role is preferred for Oskanian to play: a presidential candidate,
or a distressed prisoner?
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, the National Security
Service (NSS) Department of Investigation has brought formal charges
Monday against Vartan Oskanian.
To note, on October 2 the National Assembly voted-by 64 ballots
for, six against, and with one invalid vote-in favor of Prosecutor
General's petition to include Vartan Oskanian as a defendant in a
criminal lawsuit. A total of 71 MPs participated in the voting.
On May 25 NSS Department of Investigation had filed a criminal
lawsuit on charges of money laundering with respect to The Civilitas
Foundation.
news.am
October 11, 2012 | 16:30
YEREVAN. - The Civilitas Foundation founder, former FM, and Prosperous
Armenia Party MP Vartan Oskanian's prosecution was permitted by the
United States itself, Karabakh Committee member Ashot Manucharyan
stated during a press conference on Thursday.
He noted that he does not believe the US ambassador is unable to
prevent a persecution against a person in Armenia. "That is, they are
not against [it] for the most part. Armenia has become an object of
battle between the US and Russia, and the primary lever to dominate
over Armenia is the presidential chair. Today, Russia is infuriated
because they are attempting to snatch its influence in Armenia away
from it, and, under such condition, the Russian side is capable of
many things," Manucharyan said.
According to him, this is why the US is trying to weaken and neutralize
Russia's main weapon with such small strikes. "Armenia's ruling
'regime' begins persecuting a protected man, who is the second
person of the Prosperous Armenia Party. At that time the party's
first person disappears while its remaining members, who used to
hold state positions and make money unlawfully, begin contemplating
as to what they would do with them if they are launching such actions
against a man who is protected to such [high] level. Thus, the entire
'Russian system' is being neutralized by the actions against Oskanian,"
he noted.
And in response to the query as to whether Oskanian's nomination
for next year's presidential elections is real, Ashot Manucharyan
said it would be better to pose this question to the Russian and US
ambassadors because, according to him, they are the ones who decide
which role is preferred for Oskanian to play: a presidential candidate,
or a distressed prisoner?
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, the National Security
Service (NSS) Department of Investigation has brought formal charges
Monday against Vartan Oskanian.
To note, on October 2 the National Assembly voted-by 64 ballots
for, six against, and with one invalid vote-in favor of Prosecutor
General's petition to include Vartan Oskanian as a defendant in a
criminal lawsuit. A total of 71 MPs participated in the voting.
On May 25 NSS Department of Investigation had filed a criminal
lawsuit on charges of money laundering with respect to The Civilitas
Foundation.