ZHARANGUTIUN’S ATTITUDE TO NA AD HOC COMMISSION IS NOT SERIOUS AND INSULTING, SAMVEL NIKOYAN SAYS

Noyan Tapan

Ju ne 18, 2008

YEREVAN, JUNE 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The NA ad hoc commission on study of
the March 1-2 events in Yerevan and their reasons, at the June 18
sitting, will discuss the issue of approving its draft regulations
revised on the basis of the proposals. The principle of election of
extra-parliamentary political forces to be invited for participating
in commission’s work with the right of consultation vote will be also
crarified. Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed about it by Samvel
Nikoyan, the commission Chairman, the Secretary of the RPA faction.

The two places given to the Zharangutiun (Heritage) faction are vacant
in the newly created commission for the present. Faction head Raffi
Hovannisian sent a letter to NA Speaker Tigran Torosian informing him
that "the delegates taking part in the ad hoc commission on the part
of Zharangutiun are Myasnik Malkhasian and Sasun Mikayelian." However,
the above mentioned deputies are known to have been arrested within
the framework of the criminal case instituted on the fact of the
events to be studied by the commission.

S. Nikoyan noted in this connection that according to the NA
Regulations, each faction has a right to nominate members to seats
given to it in the commission, while M. Malkhasian and S. Mikayelian
are members of the RPA faction. "I think it is, to put it mildly, not
serious attitude. It is also insulting for not only other members of
the commission having serious tasks, but also for the people having
expectations from the commission," S. Nikoyan said.