Ombudsman awaits ARF-D’s appeal
The ARF-Dashnaktsutiun still hasn't appealed to the Human Rights Defender to file an appeal on the Armenian government's misuse of activities to the Constitutional Court.
This is what RA Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan told "A1+", adding that he couldn't give evaluations until the appeal wasn't presented.
"First, I would like to inform that the Ombudsman can appeal to the Constitutional Court exclusively in relation to the issues referring to the Human Rights Defender stated in the 2nd chapter of the Constitution. In other cases, the Defender can't interfere or appeal to the Constitutional Court," he said.
We remind that the ARF-D had presented an interpellation to the National Assembly, calling on the NA to join their appeal and demand the government's resignation. Since the NA has denied the ARF-D, the party is holding a petition and needs the signatures of 27 MPs. If the ARF-D is able to collect that many signatures, it will be able to appeal to the Consitutional Court and won't need the Ombudsman's protection.
Karen Andreasyan assured that the Human Rights Defender's Office would wait for the ARF-D's appeal to understand whether it can appeal to the CC or not.
"We are willing to exercise all legislative powers for anybody, any political figure or any organization that appeals to us, that is, of course, if the issues stated in the appeals are legally correct and can be presented literately," the Ombudsman underlined.
