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PACE RAPPORTEUR CONCERNED OVER OSKANIAN'S CASE
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October 11, 2012 | 17:01
Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) rapporteur for the
monitoring of Armenia, Axel Fischer today expressed his concern about
the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of former Foreign Minister
Vartan Oskanian, on controversial criminal charges, by the National
Assembly, says the statement on PACE official website.
"This is especially worrying in the light of persistent allegations
that political motives have played a role in the charges that are
levied against him," emphasized Mr Fischer.
"If substantiated, these allegations would mean a step backwards
from the positive trend with regard to political normalisation that
we have witnessed over the last year and a half. I have therefore
written to the Speaker of the National Assembly asking him to clarify
the charges, as well as the basis on which the parliament agreed to
lift Mr Oskanian's immunity," the rapporteur concluded.
From: Baghdasarian
news.am
October 11, 2012 | 17:01
Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) rapporteur for the
monitoring of Armenia, Axel Fischer today expressed his concern about
the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of former Foreign Minister
Vartan Oskanian, on controversial criminal charges, by the National
Assembly, says the statement on PACE official website.
"This is especially worrying in the light of persistent allegations
that political motives have played a role in the charges that are
levied against him," emphasized Mr Fischer.
"If substantiated, these allegations would mean a step backwards
from the positive trend with regard to political normalisation that
we have witnessed over the last year and a half. I have therefore
written to the Speaker of the National Assembly asking him to clarify
the charges, as well as the basis on which the parliament agreed to
lift Mr Oskanian's immunity," the rapporteur concluded.
From: Baghdasarian