RA CEC BELIEVES ACTIONS TOWARDS ANC REPRESENTATIVES ARE LEGAL
PanARMENIAN.Net
07.05.2009 18:04 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Today’s Central Election Committee discussed
5 applications of ANC representatives and passed decisions
correspondingly. 4 applications were filed by ANC representative
Ruben Torosyan.
Today’s Central Election Committee discussed 5 applications of ANC
representatives and passed decisions correspondingly. 4 applications
were filed by ANC representative Ruben Torosyan.
Ruben Torosyan’s statement agued illegal deprivation of the right to
vote and obligatory removal from Central Election Committee on Apr. 30.
In reply to statement CEC Chairman Garegin Azaryan specified that
during the above-mentioned meeting Ruben Torosyan twice interfered
with the course of discussions, and therefore was made to leave the
hall after the second meeting.
CEC representative Hamlet Abramyan cited point 5.1 of Article 40.1,
RA Electoral Codex, based on which CEC Chairman’s actions are
considered legal.
At Apr. 30 CEC meeting ANC representative Ruben Torosyan expressed
his disagreement over decision passed and repeatedly interfered
with the course of discussion. He demanded inclusion of article 111,
RA Electoral Codex in the schedule for elections organization.
According to article 111, Council of Elder elections candidates,
occupying governmental positions, should be absolved from their
responsibilities upon their registration in CEC as electoral
candidates, up to official announcement of election results. CEC
Head Garegin Azaryan stated the article involves parliamentary
elections only and a similar article has already been included in CEC
schedule. Upon receiving 2nd warning from CEC Head, Ruben Torosyan
was removed from CEC hall.