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Interfax, Russia
Feb 13 2015
Armenian president expels Tsarukyan from National Security Council
YEREVAN. Feb 13
Armenian President Serzh Sargsian ordered to expel Gagik Tsarukyan,
businessman, parliament member and Prosperous Armenia party chairman,
from the National Security Council on Thursday.
"This [the National Security Council] is not a movie theater anyone
can visit whenever one wants," Sargsian said on Thursday evening at a
meeting of the Council of the Republican Party he leads.
Tsarukyan made an appearance at only four out of 145 parliament
sittings held in 2013-2014, the president continued.
"If he is neglecting the role of his voters and the National Assembly
so much, then we have no such right. Tomorrow our deputies will
initiate steps necessary for resolving this absurd situation,"
Sargsian said.
"Unverified information about unpaid taxes on billions of drams has
been lingering on for years," the Armenian president said.
"I am asking the Armenian prime minister [Tsarukyan's relative] to
order relevant agencies to hold a final and detailed inquiry into the
credibility of these rumors and to present their report to everyone,"
Sargsian said.
"There is also unverified information about the alleged formation of
mechanisms for covering up numerous criminal offenses. I will hold a
meeting of the National Security Council tomorrow to discuss with our
law enforcers what should be done about such rumors," he said.
The president pointed out that he has no problems with Tsarukyan as a
person and a businessman "in the case claims of the alleged offenses
are proven wrong."
Tsarukyan said at a conference of non-ruling forces initiated by him
last week that "it is necessary to make the authorities realize their
responsibility for the current situation with the help of the national
movement which has been gaining momentum and people who take to the
street and to achieve their change."
The Prosperous Armenia party led by a major businessman of the country
sees itself as an alternative political force. Its ranks second in the
parliament, after the Republican Party. The Tsarukyan party was part
of the ruling coalition from 2007 to 2012.
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Feb 13 2015
Armenian president expels Tsarukyan from National Security Council
YEREVAN. Feb 13
Armenian President Serzh Sargsian ordered to expel Gagik Tsarukyan,
businessman, parliament member and Prosperous Armenia party chairman,
from the National Security Council on Thursday.
"This [the National Security Council] is not a movie theater anyone
can visit whenever one wants," Sargsian said on Thursday evening at a
meeting of the Council of the Republican Party he leads.
Tsarukyan made an appearance at only four out of 145 parliament
sittings held in 2013-2014, the president continued.
"If he is neglecting the role of his voters and the National Assembly
so much, then we have no such right. Tomorrow our deputies will
initiate steps necessary for resolving this absurd situation,"
Sargsian said.
"Unverified information about unpaid taxes on billions of drams has
been lingering on for years," the Armenian president said.
"I am asking the Armenian prime minister [Tsarukyan's relative] to
order relevant agencies to hold a final and detailed inquiry into the
credibility of these rumors and to present their report to everyone,"
Sargsian said.
"There is also unverified information about the alleged formation of
mechanisms for covering up numerous criminal offenses. I will hold a
meeting of the National Security Council tomorrow to discuss with our
law enforcers what should be done about such rumors," he said.
The president pointed out that he has no problems with Tsarukyan as a
person and a businessman "in the case claims of the alleged offenses
are proven wrong."
Tsarukyan said at a conference of non-ruling forces initiated by him
last week that "it is necessary to make the authorities realize their
responsibility for the current situation with the help of the national
movement which has been gaining momentum and people who take to the
street and to achieve their change."
The Prosperous Armenia party led by a major businessman of the country
sees itself as an alternative political force. Its ranks second in the
parliament, after the Republican Party. The Tsarukyan party was part
of the ruling coalition from 2007 to 2012.
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