ArmInfo. The arrest of Robert Kocharyan, as well as the criminal case against Yuri Khachaturov, is political persecution. The press secretary of the Republican Party of Armenia, Eduard Sharmazanov, stated this at a press conference on January 29.
He noted that at the same time there is no legal and political assessment of the actions of the first president of Armenia and his supporters. "The legal field in Armenia today is in a deplorable state. The accusations brought against the second president of Armenia, as well as Yuri Khachaturov, are nothing more than political persecution. At the time, I believe, Levon Ter-Petrosyan and his associates. In general, what kind of fair justice is meant, if the head of the Special Investigation Service in a telephone conversation says, "close it for a few days (Khachaturov-Ed.), He immediately comes to his senses and speaks", quoted Khachatryan Sharmazanov.
The RPA press secretary also raised the issue related to the internal political life of the country. "An appointed parliament has formed in our country. That is, Pashinyan appointed those who walked well and a lot. In addition, the more important problem, in my opinion, is that we have no real opposition in the National Assembly," said Sharmazanov. According to him, the formed opposition has a formal constitutional character. "Our opposition is represented by two parties (" Prosperous Armenia "and" Bright Armenia "- Ed.), Which never condemned the disgraceful policy of Pashinyan. And only now, in accordance with the requirement of the Constitution, they began little by little, as if reluctant to express their criticism "- said the spokesman.
Sharmazanov also underlined the fact that after 1990 there was no parliament in Armenia, in which there is no opposition as such, and people who are not known to 85% of the country's population and even to the press occupy the seats of the MPs. "Meanwhile, during our rule, deputies were such significant people as Armen Ashotyan, Eduard Sharmazanov, Arpine Hovhannisyan, Vardan Oskanian, Raffi Hovhannisyan, Vahan Hovhannisyan and others who played their big and significant role in the life of our country," he concluded immodestly Edward Sharmazanov.