‘It is hard to imagine, but this is blatant discrimination based on political views’. Arpine Hovhannisyan

Dear colleagues

As you remember, as an academic lawyer, I have applied to join the Professional Commission on Constitutional Reforms. From the very beginning, I noted that my motivation for joining the Commission was to cooperate despite my criticism of the authorities at different times and on different occasions.

Today the Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan made clear why I was not included in the Commission – “It was a political decision”. I want to thank Mr. Badasyan for his sincere answer that fully expresses the criteria underlying the formation of the Constitutional Commission. It is hard to imagine, but this is blatant discrimination based on political views.

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Arpine Hovhannisyan