ARF to announce candidate soon
Member of the so-called NA ad-hoc commission for investigating the events of March 1-2 Artsvik Minasyan is not satisfied with the trials of the "Case of Seven", particularly the decision of the court to leave the political prisoners out of the trial.
"I am not pleased with the trial in general because it has to be free of political subtext. All charges against the seven must be topics for public discussion."
What do you have to say about the fact that the judge for the "Case of Seven" was the first to apply the amendment made to the Criminal Code according to which trials may proceed without the presence of the prisoners? In response to that Minasyan said: "That will not play an essential role in the revelation. This method is foreseen for special cases."
As Vice chairman of the standing committee of budget, credit and financial issues of the National Assembly, Artsvik Minasyan sees the economy mitigating amid all the confusion.
"The mitigation is not only the impact of the weakening of the global crisis, but the mitigation of the confusion that rose as a result of the drastic change of the exchange rate. But that doesn't mean that the impact of the global economic crisis has mitigated in Armenia."
Mr. Minasyan believes that nobody can predict how far the global economic crisis will go and when we will get out of this situation. As for the current dollar-dram adjustment, Minasyan was not able to say how much the authorities can let it go on.
As for the upcoming elections for mayor of Yerevan, the ARF will most probably present its own candidate and will announce the name soon.
Is it possible to secure equal opportunities for all candidates running for mayor of Yerevan after the Republican Party appointed Gagik Beglaryan? In response to that Artsvik Minasyan said that it is necessary to strive to make it equal for everyone.
