Tuesday, June 16 2020 14:13

ArmInfo. As of today, even 5% of the population does not trust  the current authorities. Leader of the Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan stated this from the parliamentary rostrum on July 16, speaking about the criminal cases  instituted and in connection with this the possibility of depriving  him of parliamentary immunity.

The politician said that his persecution began on June 5, when he  criticized the authorities and announced the need for a complete  change in the composition of the government. Meanwhile, Tsarukyan  noted that his every word about the crisis reigning in the country is  true, and he says it openly, without resorting to fakes and Facebook.  <I demand that today parliament take a full-fledged step towards real  life. Let everyone be responsible for his decision to his  conscience>, he said, adding that the current development of events  only heroizes his name in society.

The politician noted that the promises made by the current  authorities two years ago did not become a reality, and instead real  failures were recorded. <I was near you, I wanted to help in all  matters, so that the hopes of the people would come true, but it's  impossible to rule the country with lies and Facebook. Today, the  crisis is in all areas, and the fight against the coronavirus is a  failure>, he emphasized, noting that he was ready to help solve the  existing problems 24 hours a day.

Tsarukyan noted that it is impossible to carry out an economic  revolution without money. <I raised $ 20 billion for the country  subject to state guarantees, you can ask Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan and former head of the Central Bank Artur Javadyan about  this, "he said. The head of the PAP also pointed out that every  revolution begins with promises to the people, but today even 5% of  the population does not believe in the current authorities.

As for the criminal cases, the politician called them fabricated,  adding that there is no real evidence of the distribution of election  bribes, in which the PAP is accused of. According to Tsarukyan, today  the public is on his side, but the authorities, contrary to their  promises to ensure freedom of expression of the people, today blocked  the regional roads by the police to prevent the arrival of his  supporters in Yerevan. <The end of your revolution has come. The  revolution is not done in empty words. Today, the country has an  economic crisis. Three months later, there will be hunger in the  country>, Tsarukyan emphasized, noting also about Armenia's failed  foreign policy.

Tsarukyan also informed about the institution of the another criminal  case, and that after his speech in parliament he would go to the NSS  for questioning. Today, Prosecutor General of Armenia Arthur Davtyan  submitted a motion to the parliament to initiate criminal prosecution  of Gagik Tsarukyan, as well as the deprivation of his freedom. 

To recall, in the morning of June 14 searches were carried out in the  house of Tsarukyan. Then he went to the NSS for questioning. By  chance or not, the former Chairman of the Control Chamber Ishkhan  Zakaryan, who was in close relations with Gagik Tsarukyan, was also  summoned to the NSS. Tsarukyan called the developments political  persecution, meanwhile, the NSS reported three criminal cases  involving the politician. So, according to the investigation, the  leadership and other members of the Prosperous Armenia party  distributed hundreds of millions of drams of election bribes in 2017  in accordance with well- developed schemes, and this was done under  the pretext of charity.  In another case, Tsarukyan's companies were  involved in the organization of the casino's illegal activities,  resulting in damage to the state of $ 60 million.  Another criminal  case concerns a company associated with Tsarukyan, which illegally  appropriated land, and the state suffered damage of 342 million drams  (about 685 thousand dollars).  The politician himself believes that  criminal prosecution is being carried out against him.