WILL THE NA GRANT AN AMNESTY?

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06:31 pm | May 22, 2009

Politics

Spokeswoman for the National Assembly’s Speaker commented on NA
Speaker Hovik Abrahamian’s statement regarding amnesty granting.

"The Speaker of the national Assembly, Hovik Abrahamian simply did not
rule out the possibility of a general amnesty, expressing his good
wish. Under the constitution of the Republic of Armenia, it is the
president of the republic who is authorized to make such a proposal,
only after it, the National Assembly can grant an amnesty ," said
Mr. Petrosian.

Remind that Parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamian announced that
President Serzh Sarkisian will declare next week a general amnesty
for opposition members arrested following last year’s Armenian
presidential election.