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HAKOB HAKOBYAN WILL BE SET FREE FOR TWO DAYS

Politics

Tomorrow the Government session will make a decision about convening a special NA session on October 13 at midday. The session will discuss the issue of depriving NA deputy Hakob Hakobyan of immunity. Factually, Hakobyan will be set free tonight, until the Parliament decides what to do.

According to our sources, Robert Kocharyan has held a consultation with the participation of the main political powers and demanded to vote for depriving Hakobyan of immunity. Leader of the Republican faction Galoust Sahakyan confirmed the information about the consultation but refuted that about the demand to vote. Let us inform you that the voting will take place with ballots; 66 deputies are needed in order to secure quorum, and the deputy can be deprived of immunity in case 50%+1 deputies vote for it.

Galoust Sahakyan also refrained from giving assessment, «We will be able to answer all the questions when the investigation is over and the case is in the court». Asked the question if the Republican party is being compromised on purpose, Galoust Sahakyan said, «For years the members of our party preserved their reputation, and in this pre-election year attempts are made to stain our name». According to Galoust Sahakyan, it is the opposition which is trying to compromise the Republican Party.

The opposition has not yet decided how to vote. Member of the Justice faction Stepan Zaqaryan informed that the issue has not yet been discussed in the faction, but they have questions to the Public Prosecutor and to Hakobyan himself as they need to know what has happened. He said that according to several sources, the representatives of the Full Contact Karate federation were sent to the site on purpose, «We do not exclude the possibility that Hakob Hakobyan may have attempted to defend himself», Zaqaryan said.

Member of the Orinats Yerkir Hovhannes Margaryan learned from the Friday special session from us and said that the party has not discussed the issue yet.

«National Unity» has not discussed it yet, but according to Alexan Karapetyan, «the decision will not be in favor of the authorities».

Member of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Gegham Manoukyan said he has always been against the immunity of the deputies. «The deputies, like all the other citizens of the RA, have equal rights and responsibilities and must equally be protected by the law».

As for People's Deputy faction, we learned from Karen Karapetyan that the faction is not going to vote unanimously and each deputy is free to vote as they wish.