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FORMER CANDIDATE: ARMENIAN PRESIDENT'S POST CORRUPT BY LAW
Aysor.am
January 11, 2013
Attorney of the European Court of Human Rights, member of Prosperous
Armenia Party (BHK) Ruben Aivazian said at a press conference today
that his recent decision to drop out of the presidential race had
to do with the results of his meeting with fellow members of BHK,
rather than with the amount of electoral pledge.
"My election campaign office was being furnished, financing was already
provided, but a thorough examination of the law revealed that the
post of Armenian President already envisages a corrupt system. If a
presidential candidate whose monthly salary is 400,000 AMD can invest
10 million AMD, then the president has to work for two years to pay
the electoral pledge. My sum was collected within a day. I already
announced previously that I did not consult with BHK because the BHK
Political Council's decision applies only to candidates nominated
by the party. BHK neither nominates its own candidates nor supports
other candidates. I decided not to oppose the party's decision,"
Aivazian said.
From: Baghdasarian
Aysor.am
January 11, 2013
Attorney of the European Court of Human Rights, member of Prosperous
Armenia Party (BHK) Ruben Aivazian said at a press conference today
that his recent decision to drop out of the presidential race had
to do with the results of his meeting with fellow members of BHK,
rather than with the amount of electoral pledge.
"My election campaign office was being furnished, financing was already
provided, but a thorough examination of the law revealed that the
post of Armenian President already envisages a corrupt system. If a
presidential candidate whose monthly salary is 400,000 AMD can invest
10 million AMD, then the president has to work for two years to pay
the electoral pledge. My sum was collected within a day. I already
announced previously that I did not consult with BHK because the BHK
Political Council's decision applies only to candidates nominated
by the party. BHK neither nominates its own candidates nor supports
other candidates. I decided not to oppose the party's decision,"
Aivazian said.
From: Baghdasarian