Lawyer: Armenia`s CEC grants Prosecutor General`s motion to strip  David Ghazinyan of parliamentary immunity and authorize his arrest

ArmInfo. The Central Election Commission (CEC) has granted both motions submitted by the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia to strip David Ghazinyan, a  parliamentary candidate from the "Strong Armenia" bloc, of his  immunity and authorize his subsequent arrest. This was reported to  journalists by Aram Vardevanyan, a lawyer and member of the "Strong  Armenia" bloc, outside the CEC building.

According to Vardevanyan, it was unreasonable to expect any other  decision from the CEC. "The commission granted both motions from the  Prosecutor General's Office despite the absence of any reasonable  grounds for doing so. Even though Ghazinyan has remained at liberty  since the Anti-Corruption Committee published the audio recordings,  and all materials related to the criminal proceedings were  essentially in the public domain, the matter will now be reviewed by  the court," Vardevanyan stated.

However, according to him, the specifics of the charges remain  unclear. The lawyer merely stated that the case concerns "preparation  to give a bribe." "The content of the charges is politically  motivated. I have never seen such a motion before and have never  encountered a case like this. Ghazinyan was well aware of the  proceedings, did not obstruct them, did not attempt to flee, and did  not attempt to commit a crime," the lawyer concluded.