COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE 1 MARCH EVENTS
Support A1+!On June 19 Member of Parliament Samvel Nikoyan conducted the meeting of the interim commission formed to investigate the events of March 1 and their consequences.
The committee voted for the principle of inviting non-parliamentary representatives to participate in the activities of the commission with advisory rights and made the list of the participants. The committee decided to invite one representative from each non-parliamentary party that received 3 or more percent of votes in the Parliamentary Elections of May 12, 2007 (i.e. the “National Unity”, the “United Labor Party”, the “New Times” Party), and the presidential candidates who represented political power in the Presidential Elections of February 19, 2008 (namely Aram Harutyunian, Tigran Karapetian, Vazgen Manukian) or their representatives, except for the political parties which are included in the committee by the decision of the National Assembly.
The committee decided to request the RA President to nominate one member from the Public Council to participate in the activity of the commission.
The committee is going to send a letter to the secretary of the Venice Commission Giovanni Buquicchio and the head of the EU delegation to Armenia Raul de Luzenberger with the request to send international experts to take part in the committee activities.
The commission will next meet on June 24.
