ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT ASKS TO PROVIDE AN EXTRA-TIME TO GIVE DEPRECATIONS ON TEGHOUT CASE

ArmInfo
2010-01-15 14:02:00

ArmInfo. The government of Armenia asked the Administrative court to
provide an extra-time to give deprecations on Teghout case, a lawyer
Hayk Alumyan told ArmInfo.

According to him, this proposal was voiced at late December, 2008.

According to the law, 14 days are provided to give deprecations,
however, taking into account the case’s big volume, the terms were
prolonged till late January. So, the date of the first sitting on
Teghout case in the current year will be known no earlier than in
a fortnight.

To recall, "Transparency International Anticorruption Center" and
"EcoDar" NGOs have twice applied to RA Administrative Court. First
time it was a claim to consider illegal two positive opinions by
the State Environmental Expert Commission of the Ministry of Nature
Protection, the Government decision on Teghout exploitation, as
well as the issuance of license to "Armenian Copper Program" (ACP)
for Teghout mine development, the second time it was a appeal for
dismissal of the claim. The Administrative has dismissed both claims.