ArmInfo. In 2006, former Minister of Defense of Artsakh Samvel Babayan was discharged from his place of registration in Stepanakert on the basis of his own statement in order to register in Yerevan. This is stated in the statement of the NKR police.
The statement, in particular, notes: "The Artsakh Republic Police gave a written response to Samvel Babayan's request about why he is not on the NKR electoral rolls. In 2006, Samvel Babayan, according to his own statement, was discharged from his place of registration in Stepanakert in order to register in the city of Yerevan, therefore, he must be on the voter lists of Armenia. If Samvel Babayan wishes, he may apply to the Artsakh police passport department in order to be registered in one of the Artsakh communities, after which he will It is included in the list of voters. "
To note, on February 25 Samvel Babayan told ArmInfo correspondent that in 2006 the authorities of Artsakh deprived him of the republic's citizenship, noting that he intends to appeal this decision in court.