RA POLICE EXPLAINS THE REASON OF REFUSING TO GIVE LEADER OF ‘NEW TIMES’ PARTY ARAM KARAPETYAN A CERTIFICATE ON PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN ARMENIA OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS
2007-11-28 23:49:00
ArmInfo. RA Police explains the reason of refusing to give Leader of
"New Times" party Aram Karapetyan a certificate on permanent residence
in Armenia over the last 10 years.
As ArmInfo correspondent was told at the press service of RA Police,
the refusal to give the mentioned certificate is justified by Articles
65 and 72 of RA Electoral Code. The attempts to somehow disclose the
contents of this laconic information failed.
Under Article 65 of RA EC, a presidential candidate must have been
a citizen of Armenia and have permanently lived on its territory
for the last 10 years. Article 72 defines the list of the documents
necessary for registration as a presidential candidate.
Today, the press service of "New Times" party distributed information
that Passport and Visa Department of RA Police refused to give Aram
Karapaetyan a certificate of permanent residence in Armenia over
the last 10 years. Leader of "New Times" intends to challenge this
decision in court. To recall, earlier Passport and Visa Department of
RA Police had easily given Aram Karapetian an analogous certificate:
Leader of "New Times" participated in the 2003 presidential election
in Armenia. However, according to the amendments made to EC, Article
72 now stipulates that the certificate must include information that
the pretendant to a presidential candidate isn’t a citizen of another
state. It is not ruled out that the refusal is somehow connected
with this.