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ARMENIAN MINISTER HAS TO MAKE DIFFICULT PERSONAL DECISION
October 25, 2013 | 12:06
YEREVAN. - Armenia's opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party National
Assembly (NA) Faction Secretary Aghvan Vardanyan did not wish to
give an assessment on the recent arrest of Sport and Youth Affairs
Minister Yuri Vardanyan's son.
The ARF MP stated the aforesaid at Friday's NA briefing with news
reporters.
"In this case, every one decides what to do on his own; this is
an episode on the ethical, psychological dimension," he said,
in particular.
Aghvan Vardanyan also stressed that, "This is simply a matter of
a difficult personal decision [to be made] by the minister, [and]
purely at the ethical dimension; [and] the society can judge on his
decision [as to whether or not he should resign from office due to
his son's arrest].
To note, Sport and Youth Affairs Minister Yuri Vardanyan's eldest son,
Davit Vardanyan, 29, was arrested on the Iran-Armenia border recently.
Davit Vardanyan was detained while attempting to carry drugs at the
border. Subsequently, he was arrested and sent to the detention center
of capital city Yerevan's investigation department. A criminal case is
opened against Davit Vardanyan, and on charges of illegal circulation
of narcotic drugs.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
From: Baghdasarian
October 25, 2013 | 12:06
YEREVAN. - Armenia's opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party National
Assembly (NA) Faction Secretary Aghvan Vardanyan did not wish to
give an assessment on the recent arrest of Sport and Youth Affairs
Minister Yuri Vardanyan's son.
The ARF MP stated the aforesaid at Friday's NA briefing with news
reporters.
"In this case, every one decides what to do on his own; this is
an episode on the ethical, psychological dimension," he said,
in particular.
Aghvan Vardanyan also stressed that, "This is simply a matter of
a difficult personal decision [to be made] by the minister, [and]
purely at the ethical dimension; [and] the society can judge on his
decision [as to whether or not he should resign from office due to
his son's arrest].
To note, Sport and Youth Affairs Minister Yuri Vardanyan's eldest son,
Davit Vardanyan, 29, was arrested on the Iran-Armenia border recently.
Davit Vardanyan was detained while attempting to carry drugs at the
border. Subsequently, he was arrested and sent to the detention center
of capital city Yerevan's investigation department. A criminal case is
opened against Davit Vardanyan, and on charges of illegal circulation
of narcotic drugs.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
From: Baghdasarian