Marukyan to Pashinyan: It is impossible to take ENA without violating  Armenia`s Constitution and legislation 

ArmInfo. It is impossible to take Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) CJSC without violating the Constitution and legislation of the Republic of Armenia, as well as  the international obligations assumed by Armenia. This is how Edmon  Marukyan, former Ambassador-at- Large of Armenia and Chairman of the  Bright Armenia Party, commented on today's statement by Armenian  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that the ENA nationalization plan is  ready and will soon enter the practical stage.

Marukyan also pointed out that Pashinyan  emphasized that "the  processes will take place in accordance with the legislation of the  Republic of Armenia." "And I assure you that it is impossible to take  the ENA without violating the Constitution and legislation of the  Republic of Armenia, as well as the international obligations assumed  by Armenia," the politician noted.

Additionally, Marukyan decided to recall how this whole process  began. "First, Samvel Karapetyan was threatened that he would not  protect Armenian shrines, the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church,  otherwise we would seize the ENA. He responded by saying: "I don't  care about them and their ENA," considering that they cannot  intimidate him and force him to renounce the Armenian Apostolic Holy  Church, our shrines and our identity with the ENA.

The Prime Minister and other government representatives manipulate  this statement, by claiming that he doesn't care about an institution  of strategic importance, so we must nationalize it. In other words,  we will violate the fundamental right to private property and take  away people's property," Pashinyan's former ally noted. Marukyan  added that Pashinyan does not even have a competent lawyer to explain  to him that seizing the ESA would have exclusively negative  consequences for the economy, investment environment and energy  security of  Armenia. "And then, let's say, they took it away, isn't  it clear that we will return this property to its rightful owner, and  the invaders will be held accountable," Marukyan asked.