Along with other Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) representatives, RPA parliamentary group member Manvel Badeyan believes the ex-MP Ruben Hayrapetyan’s case to be a political persecution.

“Former foreign minister Vartan Oskanian’s case is viewed in the legal framework, with no persecution observed again him, unlike Ruben Hayrapetyan,” Manvel Badeyan said.

Armenian National Congress (ANC) member Gurgen Yeghiazaryan, in turn, noted it “ridiculous to hear about RPA representatives’ persecution, given Armenia’s non-democratic regime.”