Hayakve calling for  Armenia`s Prosecutor General  to initiate  criminal proceedings against  Prime Minister Pashinyan

ArmInfo.  The civil initiative Hayakve draws the attention of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia Anna Vardapetyan to the serious violation of   the Constitution by  Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan. Avetik Chalabyan,   the coordinator of the initiative, made this statement on May 31.

 "Yesterday, the person holding the position of  Prime Minister in  Armenia, made several unlawful remarks on his Facebook page targeting  the Armenian Apostolic Church. These comments were not only  offensive, but they also indicate a blatant attempt to meddle in the  Church's internal matters. Meanwhile, Article 12 of the RA  Constitution guarantees freedom of religion and the unrestricted  activities of religious organizations. These freedoms are guaranteed  by the state, which has no right to interfere with their mission.  Moreover, Article 18 of the country's Basic Law guarantees the  privileged status of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and Article 6 of  the Constitution specifies that government officials and local  leaders cannot take actions beyond their authority. If they take such  steps, this is qualified as an attempt to overthrow the  constitutional order. Article 427 of the RA Criminal Code provides  for a harsh punishment for such actions, including a minimum sentence  of 10  in prison," Avetik Chalabyan noted. 

He emphasized that the authors of the initiative demand that the  Prosecutor General accept the above statement as a report of a crime,  initiating criminal proceedings regarding Pashinyan's recordings and  his statements addressed to the AAC.