OPPOSITION MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT GAVE A MORAL VOTE

Lragir.am
14 April 06

During the past four-day meeting of the parliament, when the members
of parliament were voting to the report on the program of
privatization of state property 2001-2003, there were opposition
members of parliament who voted for the report. The two opposition
factions announced they were against the report. The oppositionist who
voted for the report is Member of Parliament Harutiun Muradyan, member
of the faction of the National Unit.

The deputy leader of the National Unity Alexan Karapetyan commented on
Harutiun Muradyan’s vote from the perspective of morality. Alexan
Karapetyan reminded that Harutiun Muradyan is the brother of Muradyan,
owning the famous company BAMO. And BAMO is the company which
privatized the Sport and Concert Complex of Yerevan. Alexan Karapetyan
says it would not be moral to vote against a program, which his
brothers took advantage of.

`Morality did not even prevent Muradyan from voting, which was
possible. He considered it moral to go and vote for the report,’ says
Alexan Karapetyan. From the political perspective he does not accept
Harutiun Muradyan’s step, but he thinks it will not have political
consequences for Muradyan, for being a member of the faction of the
National Assembly, Member of Parliament Muradyan is not member of any
political party. And `kinship’ with BAMO would hardly disturb any
faction.