Sharmazanov refers to the Prosecutor General`s petition to give consent to initiate criminal proceedings against Taron Margaryan as a case of

ArmInfo. Former mayor of Yerevan, Taron Margaryan, a member of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and currently a member of the parliamentary faction <I Have Honor> is facing what appears to be classic political persecution, according to former vice-speaker of the Armenian parliament and secretary of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Eduard Sharmazanov.

<Nikolism <initiated criminal prosecution> against the member of the Supreme Body of the RPA, Taron Margaryan. This is a clear manifestation of the regime's repressive policy. This is another political persecution against the opposition Republican Party.  Nikolizm is trying to divert public attention from real issues through staged performances. The efforts of capitulators to suppress the opposition will not yield results>, - he wrote on the social network.