Political parties respond to Prosecutor General's petition

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Armenian political parties respond to Prosecutor General's petition

tert.am
21:38 - 28.09.12


At a discussion of Armenian Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovseptyan's
petition for deprivation of Armenia's ex-FM Vartan Oskanian of his
parliamentary immunity, which is scheduled for next Monday, the
Heritage party will decided on voting for or against the petition.

Ruben Hakobyan, Chairman of the Heritage parliamentary group, told
Tert.am that the group will first of all show a political approach
because, even if the charges are based on facts, the Prosecution's
approach is obviously selective.

`The arguments are not convincing,' says Vahan Hovhannisyan, an MP of
the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D).

The opposition bloc Armenian National Congress (ANC) intends to make a
decision next Monday. Lyudmila Sargsyan, an ANC member, believes it to
be political persecution.

Hovhannes Sahakyan, an MP of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia
(RPA), told Tert.am that the RPA will discuss the petition at the
Parliament's meeting next Monday.