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VICE-SPEAKER OF ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT CALLS ON US AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA TO REFRAIN FROM POLITIZATION OF VARTAN OSKANIAN'S CASE
arminfo
Thursday, October 11, 13:27
Vice-speaker of the Armenian parliament, a member of the ruling
Republican Party of Armenia, Edward Sharmazanov has called on US
Ambassador to Armenia, John Heffern, to refrain from politization of
Vartan Oskanian's case, ex-foreign minister of Armenia and at present
a deputy from Prosperous Armenia Party.
To recall, US Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern had issued a statement
on the case of Vartan Oskanian. "I have been asked for the US views
on yesterday's announcement that Mr. Oskanian has been formally
charged. This development, in my view, is bad for justice and democracy
in Armenia. As I have said previously, the case appears to represent
the selective application of Armenian law. Moreover, the timing of
these events in relation to the election schedule is troubling. We
urge the Government of Armenia to live up to its commitments to the
systematic, fair and transparent implementation of the rule of law,"
he said in a statement.
Sharmazanov said in an interview with RFE/RL Armenian service, that
he does not share the view in the honorable Ambassador's statement
that this is a selective application of the law. He also added that
this is a legal matter and it is impermissible to politicize it.
Touching on the Ambassador's assertion that "the timing of these events
in relation to the election schedule is troubling," Sharmazanov said
it is far from reality and impermissible to link any legal process
in Armenia with elections. "I believe the ambassadors themselves
likewise must refrain from politicizing the legal matters in Armenia
and linking them to elections. The Armenian authorities fight not
against individuals, but against bad phenomena,"- Sharmazanov said.
arminfo
Thursday, October 11, 13:27
Vice-speaker of the Armenian parliament, a member of the ruling
Republican Party of Armenia, Edward Sharmazanov has called on US
Ambassador to Armenia, John Heffern, to refrain from politization of
Vartan Oskanian's case, ex-foreign minister of Armenia and at present
a deputy from Prosperous Armenia Party.
To recall, US Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern had issued a statement
on the case of Vartan Oskanian. "I have been asked for the US views
on yesterday's announcement that Mr. Oskanian has been formally
charged. This development, in my view, is bad for justice and democracy
in Armenia. As I have said previously, the case appears to represent
the selective application of Armenian law. Moreover, the timing of
these events in relation to the election schedule is troubling. We
urge the Government of Armenia to live up to its commitments to the
systematic, fair and transparent implementation of the rule of law,"
he said in a statement.
Sharmazanov said in an interview with RFE/RL Armenian service, that
he does not share the view in the honorable Ambassador's statement
that this is a selective application of the law. He also added that
this is a legal matter and it is impermissible to politicize it.
Touching on the Ambassador's assertion that "the timing of these events
in relation to the election schedule is troubling," Sharmazanov said
it is far from reality and impermissible to link any legal process
in Armenia with elections. "I believe the ambassadors themselves
likewise must refrain from politicizing the legal matters in Armenia
and linking them to elections. The Armenian authorities fight not
against individuals, but against bad phenomena,"- Sharmazanov said.