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22/06/2020 13:37Pashinyan drives My Step MPs to collective crime, junta regime to be established in Armenia: expert“Pashinyan turned the epidemic into opportunity to usurp the Constitutional Court. Months before he wanted to privatize the Constitutional Court like a small “kiosk” by referendum and now by law,” he said, stressing that if Pashinyan’s plan of usurping the Constitutional Court comes true junta regime will be established in Armenia with all the stemming consequences.
22/06/2020 13:13Hayrenik party president urges MPs to refrain from instructions of PM, warns about criminal and political responsibility“Nikol Pashinyan is driving you to commit a crime, the consequences of which I convince you will be very grave first of all for our state and then for personally each of you. With your today’s voting you will share the criminal and political responsibility of Nikol Pashinyan’s actions,” he said, urging to think well before voting.
22/06/2020 12:47Venice Commission regrets that proposal for constitutional amendments is not in line with recommendations in the opinionThe 82d provision of the Opinion says: “The Commission regrets that a proposal for constitutional amendments was introduced in the Armenian Parliament on the day of the adoption by the Venice Commission of this Opinion, which proposal is not in line with the recommendations in this Opinion.”
22/06/2020 10:18My Step to terminate powers of CC judges, to carry out constitutional coup today (168.am)With the gross violation of the Constitution and without the consent of the Constitutional Court, the deputies of the National Assembly will adopt the draft Constitutional amendments in two readings on June 22, terminating the powers of the judges of the Constitutional Court.
22/06/2020 10:02Armenia Prosecutor General's Office to appeal decision to not arrest Gagik TsarukyanThe Prosecutor General’s Office received and examined the decision of the first instance court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan on the petition submitted by the Investigative Department of the National Security Service to select arrest as a pre-trial measure for Gagik Tsarukyan, advisor to the Prosecutor General’s Office of Armenia Gor Abrahamyan posted on his Facebook page following the court's ruling not to arrest the PAP leader:
21/06/2020 16:06Court rejects motion to arrest PAP leader Gagik TsarukyanPAP leader Gagik Tsarukyan left the court building.
20/06/2020 10:46Armenia’s second president Robert Kocharyan is freeAfter the processes set by law and corresponding medical procedures Robert Kocharyan returned home from Izmirlyan medical center.
19/06/2020 17:42Arresting person for assumptions is absurd: PAP leader's attorney says the accusing side failed to prove anything at courtThere is no proof that Gagik Tsarukyan knew that someone is given bribe. All the rest are just assumptions,” the attorney said...
19/06/2020 14:48This is tragic reality, authorities should stop this: Bright Armenia deputy on campaign against judge of the Criminal Court of Appeal“I hope such thing will not take place as all know Mr Nikoghosyan as very smart, honest and independent judge. I exclude any violation by him in this process and now what happens with some sector of the public, with the people who have forgotten about moral values, who offend him and his children, threaten, curse, it means that our society is in moral decline and we must prevent it a day earlier,” the deputy said.
19/06/2020 13:03Venice Commission registered that the overthrow of constitutional order with the formulation like it is in Armenia has not been found in international experience: attorneyVardevanyan said the Venice Commission just registered that the overthrow of the constitutional order with the formulation like it is in Armenia has not been found in the international experience.
19/06/2020 11:42Number of entrepreneurs and philanthropists express readiness to support in paying Kocharyan’s $4,1 mln bail“This sum may endanger the possibility of getting free from custody especially in conditions when just two days are given for paying it,” he said, adding that after the court’s ruling they received hundreds of calls where the citizens expressed readiness to support as much as they can.
18/06/2020 23:06Examination of petition of PAP leader’s arrest to continue tomorrowLeaving the court building Gagik Tsarukyan said the case is falsified, has nothing to do with reality.
18/06/2020 21:53Armenian Government with its actions today risks undoing everything that the revolution stood for: the ECR Party“Two years ago, was a watershed moment for the Republic of Armenia with the revolution and the promise of a new and more open country. The Government with its actions today risks undoing everything that the revolution stood for.”
18/06/2020 21:26PM: Armenia is committed to further developing partnership with the EU based on shared democratic values (video)"At each stage of the reforms, we have felt the unconditional support of our European friends. Indeed, the European Union is Armenia’s primary partner in institution building. In this regard, the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement is of particular importance. Armenia is committed to further developing partnership with the EU based on shared democratic values and cultural commonalities.
18/06/2020 19:39Prosecutor General's office to appeal court’s ruling to release Robert Kocharyan on bail“The prosecutors have many times mentioned that we are in the phase of examination when the risks of unlawful influence of the defendant on people participating in the trial in case of being on freedom as well as attempts to impede the examination of the case are considerably big,” the official said.