“It was a historical disgrace. The HRD elections should not have taken place in such an atmosphere. CC MPs violated the other candidate’s rights, all possible norms of the NA MP’s code of conduct, and restricted freedom of speech,” Taguhi Tovmasyan, chairman of the NA Human Rights and Public Affairs Committee, said in a briefing with journalists today. Let’s remind that heated arguments accompanied the discussion of HRD candidates at the commission session on April 4.
Opposition candidate Edgar Ghazaryan called the 2018 revolution the “Azerbaijani-Turkish process,” clarifying that he does not mean the people but the beneficiaries of the process and its consequences. And the CC members, including Artur Hovhannisyan and Rustam Bakoyan, stood out with “I will cut off the tongue of the one who says something like that,” “animal,” “clown,” and other similar expressions.
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The opposition MPs discussed, after which Taguhi Tovmasyan said: “The first step we will take is to send a letter to the Prosecutor General to request a criminal assessment because Artur Hovhannisyan’s actions are criminal. He openly voiced the threats against the candidate and me in the presence of the deputies. He should be punished. In addition, I will translate the session transcript and send it to my international colleagues so they can see the atmosphere in which the candidacy was discussed. We were dealing with street behavior.”
Taguhy Tovmasyan said she would expect an assessment from her international colleagues and ask them to include these incidents in their reports to show what a deputy should not be like. As for the formation of the NA ethics committee, Taguhy Tovmasyan informed us that the issue is still being discussed because there is a question of expediency.
“The formation of the commission depends on the vote of the CP. Secondly; there will be no punishment even after its formation. But we tend to use that toolkit, understanding that it will not be effective.” Taguhy Tovmasyan answered the question: Do you think there are favorites and dislikes for General Persecutor Anna Vardapetyan? That will be seen from her reaction to the letter.
Luiza SUKIASYAN
