Thursday, May 30 2019 15:52

ArmInfo.I do not think that there is any tension between the leadership of Armenia and Artsakh, and there is no reliable information about whether invitations were sent to the  NKR leadership to participate in events dedicated to the Day of the  First Republic of Armenia or not. The MP from the "My Step" bloc,  deputy chairman of the parliamentary Committee on Foreign Relations  Hovhannes Igityan told ArmInfo correspondent about this.

At the same time, he personally believes that the behavior of the  former and current Presidents of Artsakh Arkady Ghukasyan and Bako  Sahakyan, who in court petitioned to change the measure of restraint  against the second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, is  unacceptable. "I believe that personal guarantees of representatives  of the leadership of Artsakh related to any case in Armenia are  unacceptable, regardless for whom they file a motion. I believe that  the NKR leadership should deal with the affairs assigned to them by  law," the MP noted.

Touching upon the issue of implementation of transitional justice and  its connection with this process on March 1, Igityan said: "Any issue  related to the March 1, 2008 case is an exam for judges, as there are  so- called "palace judges" in Armenia, who were guided by the  instructions from the country's leadership, this is not a secret.  They took one decision or another after a telephone call. These  judges continue to work today, and I believe that the verdict on  changing the measure of restraint against Kocharyan was also  instructed, but this time not by the authorities of the country", the  MP stressed.

According to him, today there is a situation in Armenia where the  judiciary not only does not work, but also violates the laws. "I am  sure that the judge who made the decision on this case violated the  law," Igityan concluded.

To note, the Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan on March 18  ruled to release the second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan on  the basis of the petition of the former and current Presidents of  Artsakh Arkady Ghukasian and Bako Sahakyan. After that, RA Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that from a moral point of view he  understands the step of the two presidents of Nagorno Karabakh, but  from a political point of view, questions arise: "How would have  Artsakh reacted  if I would have applied for someone''. After that,  the media began to spread rumors about tensions between the  leaderships of the two Armenian republics, which intensified against  the background of the absence of Artsakh representatives at events in  honor of the Day of the First Republic of Armenia.