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    OMBUDSMAN NOT ENTITLED TO REPLACE HIS REPRESENTATIVE IN FACT-FINDING GROUP

    PanARMENIAN.Net/
    02.06.2009 16:09 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Commenting upon RA Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan's
    claim, coalition representative Robert Avagyan, former member
    of the fact-finding group investigating March 1, 2008 incidents,
    expressed his agreement over the facts mentioned therein. "I agree
    that the fact-finding group is politicized, and there is atmosphere of
    intolerance prevailing there. But I don't understand why Human Rights
    Defender pretends to be the Pope of Rome, considering himself the
    symbol of innocence," he said. Agreeing with Ombudsman's statement,
    Avagyan noted that coalition members "took up a job they'd never done
    before". "That's true, Gevorg Tovmasyan and I found that authorities,
    namely, investigative bodies and Prosecutor's Office, had already
    said what they had to say, and in such situation, it was necessary
    to give opposition a chance to work," Avakyan added, noting that
    such step should be welcomed instead of being condemned. With all
    his respect for his former student's knowledge of law, Mr. Avagyan
    stressed that Ombudsmen was not properly familiarized with President's
    decree. "The document clearly states that all 5 members of the group
    can be replaced. It doesn't contain any clause on Ombudsman's being
    entitled to appoint a new government," coalition member said.
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