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Armenian National Congress: Serzh Sargsyan's speech was a bad attempt
to remove a political opponent
by Nana Martirosyan
Friday, February 13, 22:56
Serzh Sargsyan's speech at the session of the Council of the
Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) was a bad attempt to remove his
political opponent, Armenian National Congress (ANC) says in a
statement.
The ANC says that the only target of Sargsyan's speech was the
Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leader Gagik Tsarukyan, on whom
Sargsyan was trying to exert pressure to make him leave the politics
and do business only. "This is a serious violation of the Armenian
Constitution, because any person can launch political activities and
no one has the right to hinder these activities. So, Tsarukyan has the
same rights to be engaged in politics as Sargsyan", says the
statement.
The statement also says that in his speech Sargsyan stressed the need
to check the rumors about Tsarukyan's tax evasion and privity to
crimes. "One can suppose that the incumbent regime has been aware of
it but has been "sponsoring and cultivating" all that for many years
and now the regime has decided that it cannot stand it any more. If
the rumors have been circulating for many years, why hasn't the regime
checked them so far? So, Sargsyan has been abusing his office and has
become privy to Tsarukyan's "crimes", the statement says. The ANC also
expresses indignation at the fact that earlier Serzh Sargsyan offered
the prime minister's post to Tsarukyan, whom he accused of a number of
crimes yesterday. Sargsyan also offered him the president's post
after the constitutional reforms are conducted.
The ANC harshly condemns Sargsyan's speech and qualifies it as a bad
attempt to draw the public attention away from his own sins. "People
know who is responsible for the extremely hard situation in the
country and who must be brought to account", the statement says.
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to remove a political opponent
by Nana Martirosyan
Friday, February 13, 22:56
Serzh Sargsyan's speech at the session of the Council of the
Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) was a bad attempt to remove his
political opponent, Armenian National Congress (ANC) says in a
statement.
The ANC says that the only target of Sargsyan's speech was the
Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leader Gagik Tsarukyan, on whom
Sargsyan was trying to exert pressure to make him leave the politics
and do business only. "This is a serious violation of the Armenian
Constitution, because any person can launch political activities and
no one has the right to hinder these activities. So, Tsarukyan has the
same rights to be engaged in politics as Sargsyan", says the
statement.
The statement also says that in his speech Sargsyan stressed the need
to check the rumors about Tsarukyan's tax evasion and privity to
crimes. "One can suppose that the incumbent regime has been aware of
it but has been "sponsoring and cultivating" all that for many years
and now the regime has decided that it cannot stand it any more. If
the rumors have been circulating for many years, why hasn't the regime
checked them so far? So, Sargsyan has been abusing his office and has
become privy to Tsarukyan's "crimes", the statement says. The ANC also
expresses indignation at the fact that earlier Serzh Sargsyan offered
the prime minister's post to Tsarukyan, whom he accused of a number of
crimes yesterday. Sargsyan also offered him the president's post
after the constitutional reforms are conducted.
The ANC harshly condemns Sargsyan's speech and qualifies it as a bad
attempt to draw the public attention away from his own sins. "People
know who is responsible for the extremely hard situation in the
country and who must be brought to account", the statement says.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=5CE862E0-B3BA-11E4-93990EB7C0D21663