HAKOBYAN DEPRIVED OF IMMUNITY

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The Parliament agreed to the mediation of the RA Public Prosecutor “to involve NA deputy Hakob Hakobyan in the case as accused”. 56 deputies voted for and 22 voted against. 84 deputies participated in the secret vote. Six ballots were invalid.

Member of the calculating committee Aghasi Arshakyan announced that there were violations during the voting as different deputies marked the ballots differently. But head of the committee Gagik Meliqyan announced that the information does not correspond to reality and the voting took place according to the regulations.

By the way, Hakob Hakobyan himself voted for his being involved in the case as accused.

Before voting the factions represented their positions about the issue.

National Unity announced that they will not participate in the voting. Leader of the United Labor party faction Gourgen Arsenyan and secretary of «Justice» faction Grigor Haroutyunyan announced that their deputies are free to vote as they want to. The Orinats Yerkir and People's Party were of the same opinion. The ARF Dashnaktsutyun was for restricting the immunity of deputies, and the Republican party was for realization of justice and «not patriotic speeches».

Leader of the Republican faction Galoust Sahakyan blamed the opposition and reminded that Hakobyan is their friend and even if he has committed a crime, he is still their friend; in the end he noted that the Parliament does not have the right to hinder realization of justice.

NA Speaker Tigran Torosyan added that the Parliament has no right to deprive the deputy of his right to prove his innocence.

After the speeches the floor was given to Hakob Hakobyan. He informed that he has really participated in the quarrel. «Yes, I did it and I prevented bloodshed», he said and informed that thanks to him the quarrel did not end with shooting and victims. Hakobyan informed that he is not against investigation, but if they try to violate his rights, he will defend himself. «I warn you, I'm not afraid of death».

The deputy also announced that he was elected in 1999 and in 1991-1999 he was a common citizen and asked why his affairs weren’t checked then. He also showed the case against his friend where his name was involved two, “Three courts have justified him”, he underlined.

Hakobyan claimed that 90% of the case is fabricated against him. He claimed that the representatives of the Karate federation stopped the supply of gas to his gas station and demanded money in order to restart it. According to him, this was the reason why the quarrel started. He informed the Public Prosecutor that 165 houses have been searched illegally, 35 people have been arrested and there has been no news about them for the last four days, but the criminal case has been initiated only against four people. “Where are the others?” the deputy asked.

At the end of his speech Hakob Hakobyan informed that his rights have been violated in the isolation cell: he had no telephone and no advocate.