  ARFD: MPs were beaten up before arrest during Ter-Petrossian presidency October 1, 2012 - 21:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - ARF Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary group leader Vahan Hovhannissian commented on Armenian National Congress (ANC) member Nikol Pashinyan’s remarks about ex-minister Vartan Oskanian and authorities. “Progress has been recorded in the recent years, MPs are no longer beaten up today before arrest as they were in the past,” Mr. Hovhannissian said with irony. Dwelling on Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan’s proposal to strip ex-minister Oskanian of immunity, ARFD representative said, “It’s not the case when deprivation of immunity contributes to consolidation of the legislative field.” He further suggested other MPs follow Mr. Oskanian’s case and tell about their sources of income. “Many will prefer not to utter a word as they will be arrested without being striped of congressional immunity,” he said.   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. |
