ArmInfo. The Head of the Constitutional Court of Armenia Hrayr Tovmasyan made a statement in which he noted that he did not consider it appropriate to participate in the discussion of the draft appeal to the Constitutional Court regarding the termination of his powers.
So, according to Tovmasyan's statement submitted to ArmInfo, the initiative of the My Step faction to begin the process of terminating his powers as chairman of the Constitutional Court, in fact, has a political and subjective focus. According to the head of the Constitutional Court, a similar conclusion is made by the preceding process and subsequent events, namely: "Firstly, the appeal of the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan on May 19 of this year to block the entrances and exits of the courts, including the Constitutional Court, which was It was carried out by representatives of the ruling political force with the active participation of the deputies of the National Assembly on May 20. Secondly, with the presence of the current chairman of the Constitutional Court at the sitting of the National Assembly on June 20, the new judge of the Constitutional Court Vahe Grigoryan "self-proclaimed" the head of the Constitutional Council and the political majority of the National Assembly openly supported him. Thirdly, periodic subjective comments of the ruling political force regarding the further tenure of the chairman of the Constitutional Court and judges, personified approaches, initiatives. "
Fourth, according to Tovmasyan, Pashinyan July 17 this year in an interview with Radio Liberty, he allowed himself obscene expressions addressed to the Constitutional Court and him personally, expressions that offended the authority of the judiciary. "This is evidenced by the statements of the NA President Ararat Mirzoyan and Prime Minister N. Nikol Pashinyan of September 16 this year to the decisions of the Constitutional Court and their assessment, as well as unreasonable references to me in connection with criminal cases against various persons. Vivid evidence this is the official invitation of the chairman of the parliamentary commission on state legal issues V. Vardanyan of September 23, 2011, addressed to me, to participate in the meeting of the commission on October 24, although the meeting was held on September 24, which indicates the absence of and the intention to hold an objective debate Given the above circumstances, does not consider it expedient to their participation in the session of the National Assembly and the discussion of the draft decision on the appeal to the Constitutional Court on the termination of office of a judge of the Constitutional Court Hrayr Tovmasyan, "-. said in a statement Hrayr Tovmasyan. He also asked for forgiveness from the deputies of the Prosperous Armenia faction for the inability to address questions to him.
On September 16, the faction of the National Assembly of Armenia "My Step" decided to begin the process of terminating the powers of the head of the Constitutional Court Hrayr Tovmasyan, after the Constitutional Court recognized the items of indictment in the case of the second president of Armenia Robert Kocharian as non-constitutional.