Monday, June 18 2018 13:12

ArmInfo. The Republican Party of Armenia issued a statement on the case of the MP from the RPA, the head of the Yerkrapah Volunteer Union, General Manvel Grigoryan.

In particular, the RPA statement reads: "We learned with deep pain  and indignation the video published by the National Security Service  of Armenia in the Manvel Grigoryan case. It's hard to even believe in  the reality of all this. We are surprised and indignant that in our  reality there is such a thing in general, regardless of who committed  these acts, especially if it is a general who actively participated  in the Karabakh war. This is unacceptable and disgusting."

At the same time, the RPA stresses that it adheres to the principle  of presumption of innocence. "But if Grigorian's guilt is proven, he  must be held accountable in accordance with the strictness of the  law." Anyone who violates the law, regardless of his status, merit,  political or party affiliation, must be held accountable for his  actions. This is not ordinary words or statements, this is a  principled position, especially against the background of the fact  that the materials presented besides the legal aspect have an  emphasized moral and moral component. This is a slap in the moral and  moral values of our people and a high idea of protection s country,"  the authors conclude the statement.

It should be noted that immediately after Grigoryan's arrest, when it  became known that he was charged with the acquisition and storage of  weapons and ammunition, the RPA issued a statement stressing that the  actions of the National Security Service are another manifestation of  the government's repression with political overtones. The statement  also stressed that Grigoryan's detention was illegal, since a deputy  can only be exposed to a drive if caught red handed.

At present, the Prosecutor General's Office initiated the process of  depriving Grigoryan of immunity and commencing criminal prosecution  against him. To this end, she invited the government to convene an  extraordinary session of the parliament. The position of the RPA  faction on this issue is not yet known.  However, its spokesman, Vice  Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov, said that an objective investigation can  be conducted in the case of other measures of restraint, say, a  written undertaking not to leave the country, taking into account the  state of health of the defendant.

Grigoryan was arrested on June 16 on charges of acquiring and storing  weapons and ammunition, later it turned out that he was also charged  with the theft of provisions and equipment from the army. After  finding out the new circumstances Grigoryan's son, Mayor of  Echmiadzin Karen Grigoryan resigned, and his lawyer Grant Ananyan  refused to defend.

All these events followed protests in Echmiadzin against the  Grigorians, organized by criminal authority Don Pipo (Arthur  Asatryan) and ex-MP, ex-Republican, also implicated in criminal  histories Akop Hakobyan.  In this regard, Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan stated that he would not allow various criminal elements to  realize their goals under the guise of a "velvet revolution".