ArmInfo. MP from Prosperous Armenia faction Vardan Ghukasyan, continues to insist that he did not voice threats against the My Step faction member Nazeli Baghdasaryan in connection with the bill on amendments to the Criminal Code.
To recall, we are talking, in particular, about toughening the criminal punishment for organizing criminal communities.
In a conversation with reporters on November 19, Ghukasyan noted that "you can say anything," and this can be done intentionally to "increase the rating of some people". Commenting on the recent statement of Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, that he will "lay on the asphalt " the opponents of the changes to the Criminal Code that will threaten the MPs, Ghukasyan noted: "I respect the "Tsarr", the Prime Minister and the Catholicos, and I keep myself as part of the correctness. He said, but maybe later he will feel that he was mistaken>.
The MP also said that he was not afraid of possible checks by law enforcement authorities. < Law enforcement has checked me many times! They were always strict towards me. I, unlike some, to this day have never had any preferential conditions>, Ghukasyan emphasized. Earlier, the fact of threats against Nazeli Baghdasaryan was confirmed by Speaker of the Armenian parliament Ararat Mirzoyan, also reporting that law enforcement agencies were informed about this. Meanwhile, he did not say who exactly is behind these threats. However, the media connect the threats and the further statement of Pashinyan with Vardan Ghukasyan.