Amnesty will be declared in case of agreement between government and prisonersJune 15, 2009 - 18:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former speaker of the Armenian National Assembly, member of the Armenian National Congress Karapet Rubinyan thinks that possible announcement of amnesty "is the result of Europe's pressure."Amnesty is a trick the Armenian government wants to play to prove that "we are a democracy," according to him. "I press for release of all political prisoners. Some of them are my friends, who will to all appearance bring a suit against the government after discharge," Rubinyan said. For his part, MP Rafik Petrosyan assured that amnesty is a public need. "This is a consequence of social and political changes," he said. "Amnesty was last declared in June 7, 2006. Some 2000 prisoners were released." At that he noted that amnesty will be declared only in case of agreement between the government and prisoners. "If the legal proceedings are not over and there is no verdict, the accused can refuse to plead guilty and go at large," he said. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |