  Paper: ex-minister Oskanian to be deprived of immunity? September 25, 2012 - 11:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Hraparak daily, Armenian National Assembly may discuss Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan’s involvement in former minister Vartan Oskanian’s possible deprivation of immunity. “This doesn’t however, imply that Oskanian will be arrested, he will be simply deprived of immunity to face the National Security Service as a “defendant” at this stage. As for the Prosecutor General’s involvement in the discussion, it is likely to take place October 1, with 20-minute speeches by Hovsepyan and Oskanian to be followed by a discussion,” the daily says. Parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan will be tasked with ensuring MP votes for the Prosecutor General’s efforts to yield tangible results, the paper reports.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
