Attorney: Gagik Tsarukyan`s legal team was not even informed of the  Court`s ruling on Araratcement

ArmInfo.The Republic of Armenia is facing a serious legal security problem. Political authorities constantly and publicly announce the initiation of  criminal and other proceedings against this or that individual, after which the entire law enforcement system, investigative bodies, the prosecutor's office, and the courts begin to execute these political directives, as stated by Yerem Sargsyan, one of the attorneys for businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party.  

He was responding  to the country's Prosecutor General's Office's announcement that his client's cement plant had been placed under  state management. 

"In this case, a political order was issued regarding Gagik  Tsarukyan. It called for criminal proceedings, his arrest, detention,  the confiscation of assets including the nationalization of  Araratcement and the appointment of a state manager. The entire law  enforcement system is executing this directive precisely on a daily  basis. Moreover, even the supposedly independent courts are involved  in this," the attorney noted.  He further stated that despite  assurances that all these processes have a legal basis, reality  suggests the contrary.

"The current situation clearly shows that the law enforcement system  is acting exclusively for political purposes, to fulfill the wishes  of the political authorities and  maintain a high political rating.  It was announced that Gagik Tsarukyan would not be permitted to leave  the country after the elections, which is exactly what happened. The  Prosecutor's Office brought a clearly unlawful charge, and a travel  ban was imposed. Subsequently, they themselves confirmed the obvious  illegality of that charge," the attorney noted.

He recalled that the Armenian authorities had previously announced  their intention to nationalize Araratcement and appoint a manager.  "Today, it was published that the Anti-Corruption Court, at the  request of the Prosecutor's Office, has made such a decision. Gagik  Tsarukyan's legal team was not even informed of the ruling; no  information regarding these processes had emerged, and the decision  itself has not yet been provided," Sargsyan pointed out.

According to him, all of this serves as direct evidence that prior to  the statements by political authorities, there was no need to conduct  such procedures. After the statements, the entire law enforcement  system suddenly awakens, revealing that such procedures should have  been conducted solely from a legal perspective. "Talking about law  and rights  is simply superfluous," he concluded.