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The 2021 elections were appealed, they lacked legitimacy, the CC did not have the courage to register. Vardevanyan

The 2021 elections were appealed, they lacked legitimacy, the CC did not have the courage to register. Vardevanyan

The 2021 elections were appealed, they lacked legitimacy, it is a different matter that the Constitutional Court did not have the courage to record. This was said by Aram Vardevanyan, deputy of the National Assembly "Hayastan" faction, in a conversation with NEWS am. According to Aram Vardevanyan, NA Speaker Alen Simonyan literally presents the fact that the results of the 2017 parliamentary elections were not disputed by the opposition faction "Yelk" in his answer. "By the way, the latter was a member of that faction or alliance." The MP reminded that the results of the June 20, 2021 elections were challenged in the Constitutional Court. "It is noteworthy that the results of the elections were disputed not only by the "Armenia" and "I have honor" alliances, but also by the "Awakening" and "Hayots Hayrenik" parties. That is, in general, the results of the elections were disputed both by the political units that passed the relevant threshold according to the decision of the CEC, and by the political units that did not pass the threshold. This indicates that there was no necessary confidence in the results of the elections, a necessary component of justice." According to the deputy, this is also due to the violations that were recorded. "Let me remind you that for the first time in the history of RA, during the elections, there was a decision of the Administrative Court, which clearly recorded the fact of abuse of administrative resources by the representatives of the Civil Contract Party. And this was also included in the decision of the Supreme Court. For the first time in the history of RA, the Supreme Court recorded the unprecedented amount of hate speech generated by the CP. For the first time, the Constitutional Court refused to defend the justification of the draft of the Constitution itself, that one faction cannot get such a volume of mandates that it would pass constitutional laws or elect officials of constitutional bodies without opposition. In other words, the alleged claim that the results of the elections were not disputed in the CC is not only an obvious lie, but it is also difficult to understand how such a position can be expressed by a high-ranking official. I think this is the case that the public can once again make its own conclusions regarding the information presented to it. I think it is also appropriate to mention that the case in the Constitutional Court received the widest coverage of the investigation of the case and the constitutional justice that was taking place. I don't know what the purpose of this attempt to mislead the public was, I think I am not the addressee of that question." Aram Vardevanyan said that the results of the 2021 elections were not accepted by a number of forces, including the "Armenia" alliance.
The internal political problems of the country and the issues of pressure on oppositionists were discussed in PAP

The internal political problems of the country and the issues of pressure on oppositionists were discussed in PAP

Yerevan, March 15, 2022 During the meeting held at the central headquarters of the "Prosperous Armenia" party, the main political, security and socio-economic problems created in Armenia were discussed, which, according to the participants, were caused by the wrong and short-sighted policies of the authorities. At the core of the discussions were the internal political situation formed after the war, the growing dissatisfaction within the society, the security challenges and the persecutions against the active members of the party and the opposition forces in general, which are already reaching a very worrying level, even becoming a direct threat to life. At the core of the discussions were the internal political situation formed after the war, the growing dissatisfaction within the society, the security challenges and the persecutions against the active members of the party and the opposition forces in general, which are already reaching a very worrying level, even becoming a direct threat to life. In his speech, Artur Safaryan expressed his concern about the fact that pressures on people with opposition views have become a worrying phenomenon. "We are here today not only to make a political assessment of the situation in the country, but also to talk about the pain that many families have gone through, including my family. I cannot remain silent about what happened to my father. He was subjected to violence, his health deteriorated sharply, which led to his death. This has become an obligation for me to fight and raise my voice, so that no family will suffer such a loss again for political opinion," Safaryan emphasized in his speech. He also noted that worries and mistrust of the future are deepening among the youth. "Young people want to live in a safe, dignified and predictable country. When criticism is perceived as hostility, and people with different opinions feel oppressed, we have no future. We are convinced that the future of Armenia should be built on the basis of the supremacy of law, political tolerance and listening to the voice of citizens," he said. During the meeting, Ashot Andreasyan also referred to the importance of youth involvement and free participation in political processes, stressing that solving public problems requires open discussions and political responsibility. PAP Chairman Gagik Tsarukyan assured that the political path of the party is clear: the current authorities have failed and must leave, therefore, the priority issues for the party will be evaluated from this position.
Nahapetyan's family is again targeted by the authorities. Armen Nahapetyan's house was searched

Nahapetyan's family is again targeted by the authorities. Armen Nahapetyan's house was searched

Yerevan, December 22, 2021 On December 19, law enforcement officers searched the house of Armen Nahapetyan, an opposition figure and a member of the Republican Party of Armenia. Let's remind that he is the brother of the former deputy of the republican party Koryun Nahapetyan and his family members. Nahapetyan's daughter Anna Nahapetyan and son Gagik Nahapetyan are also involved in active political and opposition activities and are currently supporters of the "Armenia" alliance. According to the official version, they carried out preparations for protest actions at home, they hid documents that could contain confidential information. After the search, Armen Nahapetyan, his daughter, Anna Nahapetyan, and his brother, Gagik Nahapetyan, were taken to the National Security Service for questioning. We managed to get in touch with Koryun Nahapetyan and get some information about the actions carried out against their family members. According to the former deputy, during the interrogation of Armen, Anna and Gagik Nahapetyan, the law enforcement officers were particularly interested in the meetings held with international observers and representatives of foreign human rights organizations. Anna Nahapetyan, who during the extraordinary parliamentary elections of 2021 was engaged by the "Armenia" bloc as a translator and participated in meetings with international delegations, was requested to provide information about the content of those meetings, as well as possible international connections and funding sources of the bloc. The Nahapetyan family considers what happened as another manifestation of political persecution against them for years. Let's remind that Koryun Nahapetyan is currently under criminal prosecution and has a restriction on his absence from the country, while Gagik Nahapetyan was abused by law enforcement officers months ago. Now even the women of the family, in the form of Anna Nahapetyan, have been targeted. The office of the Alliance of Armenia interprets what happened as pure political persecution, completely groundless actions from a legal point of view, which can actually be characterized as retaliation against Nahapetyans for their active opposition activities and anti-government rhetoric. As of today, the law enforcement agencies have not specified the exact basis on which they searched Nahapetyan's house and interrogated them, and the hypothesis that documents containing secret information were kept in Nahapetyan's house has not been confirmed.

The relatives of the missing were not received again from the Ministry of Defense

The relatives of the missing were not received again from the Ministry of Defense

November 11, 2021, Yerevan One year after the 44-day war, relatives of hundreds of dead and missing servicemen are still waiting for news from their sons, brothers and husbands. Although it has not been officially confirmed, some relatives believe that their sons are alive and captured. Today, hundreds of parents again gathered in front of the Ministry of Defense and demanded an answer from the minister. Their goal is to understand what is the cause of this state indifference, when the lives of their children were sacrificed for the sake of RA. "We presented to them that there are facts, but until now it is being ignored. We understand that if they supported one parent, they should be ready to support all parents," said the mother of missing Zaven Hakobyan. "We have given our brothers to the Ministry of Defense, let the minister give us an answer. We have been wanting to see the minister for three days, but he does not accept," said Edmond Gevorgyan, a participant of the action, who is also a participant in the war and has been looking for his brother for a year. In his speech during the action of November 9, Edmon Gevorgyan called to remember our heroes name by name. "We all have lost brothers and sons who heroically defended their land, home and family in this war. We cannot forget them and the state cannot deny their feat either, they are obliged to take appropriate steps and take responsibility for the fate of the boys," Gevorgyan emphasized. No one from the staff of the Ministry of Defense received the participants of the action, and the police dispersed the protest not long after. Human rights defender Siranush Sahakyan, who is currently involved in the protection of the rights of the parents of the missing persons, expressed his belief in our conversation that the survival of many of the missing persons is not confirmed officially, because the state does not do sufficient work in this direction, does not show any interest in this issue. The government simply considers the issue closed and ignores the rights, pain, grief and open contempt of these people. Sahakyan is sure that the number of prisoners is higher than the official one, but the sad thing is that this is not confirmed not only by the Azerbaijani side, but also by our state. Human rights defender Siranush Sahakyan emphasized that many of them turned to the Red Cross on his instructions, where the fact that a number of servicemen were alive and in captivity was confirmed, so they will be consistent with their relatives in order to achieve justice.