ArmInfo. Former judge of the Constitutional Court Kim Balayan went on a hunger strike. Balayan said this in an interview with reporters. Balayan accuses Nikol Pashinyan of overthrowing the constitutional order.
"The trilateral agreement is a violation of the constitutional order. Initially, this document was supposed to go to the Constitutional Court, after which the Constitutional Court had to make a conclusion whether this agreement complies with the Constitution. After that this agreement was to be ratified by the National Assembly. I also demand the resignation of Pashinyan," Balayan noticed.
The former head of the Constitutional Court said that he intends to continue the hunger strike until his demand is heard.
"Now our people are in a very difficult situation. Many families have lost their children, fathers, brothers. But now, is not the time to lose heart, we must think about what our next steps will be. The government must realize that the people who elected it no longer want, for it to lead the country. Otherwise, if the representatives of the authorities do not leave, we will continue to suffer defeat, "Balayan concluded.
To recall, yesterday a member of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun", a well-known TV presenter, head of the news department of the "Yerkir Media" TV channel, former member of the RA National Assembly Gegham Manukyan began an indefinite hunger strike. He demanded Nikol Pashinyan's resignation. Today Manukyan noted that he calls on Balayan to give up the hunger strike due to his age.
To note, former judge of the Constitutional Court Kim Balayan is father of Judge David Balayan, Armenian Ambassador to the Netherlands Tigran Balayan and the recently resigned RA Deputy Defense Minister Gabriel Balayan.