Charge pressed against Ara Babloyan 

ArmInfo.Former President of the National Assembly of Armenia Ara Babloyan has been charged.

Babloyan himself informed about it in an interview with reporters in  Yerevan. At the same time, he emphasized that he did not agree with  the charges pressed against him, he would remain in the country and  would fight to the end in order to clear his honest name. He also did  not go into the details of the prosecution, noting that his lawyer  would tell about this, since he does not know what exactly he is  allowed to tell within investigative restrictions. Babloyan stressed  that this decision is illegal.

"I strongly disagree with the accusation and declare that the  accusation is illegal. All my actions were within the framework of  the Constitution and laws. There were no preliminary agreements.  Everything was carried out within the ordinary procedures of the  National Assembly," Ara Babloyan said.  When asked if he considers  the prosecution to be political one, he replied: "We will see that  during the process."

A written undertaking not to leave the place was chosen as a measure  of restraint against Babloyan.

To recall, the former Speaker18 of the National Assembly of Armenia  Ara Babloyan was involved as suspect in the criminal case on  usurpation of state power. In the framework of the same case, the  acting Deputy Chief of Staff of the Parliament Arsen Babayan is  accused. He was charged under part 1 of article 38-300 (complicity in  usurping state power) and part 1 of article 314 (official forgery) of  the Criminal Code of Armenia.

The reason for such a charge, according to the investigation, was a  violation of the registration deadline for the resignation of the  former chairman of the Constitutional Court, Gagik Harutyunyan.  According to the investigation, Harutyunyan submitted a statement on  March 2, 2018, while it was registered on March 5.  Gagik Harutyunyan  himself claims that the statement was submitted not on March 5, but  on March 1.