"HERITAGE" BOYCOTTED NA SESSION

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[07:36 pm] 15 November, 2007

Deputies of the "Heritage" fraction left the NA session hall as a sign
of protest announcing the violations against Narek Galstyan, chairman
of "Sargis Tkhruni" Youth Student Union of "Hnchak Social Democratic
Party". Then all members of the fraction, except Raffi Hovhannisian,
visited the hospital where Narek was in the reanimation department.

The parliament completed the discussion of the 2008 state budget
and passed to the discussion of the amendments to the RA Electoral
Code. Head of the working group Samvel Nikoyan presented the proposals
of the deputies that were taken into account in the draft.

Samvel Nikoyan expressed his gratitude to the opposition for
constructive work, while Deputy Armen Ashotyan criticized the
"Heritage" for boycotting the session and noticed that the fraction
which talked about human rights and fundamental freedoms more than any
other fraction had no members in the NA Standing Committee of Human
Rights. It should be mentioned that the fraction has 7 members, while
the NA has 9 Committees. "They could use their fraction’s resources
more productively", said Ashotyan.