TEMPORARY COMMITTEE SET UP

During the extraordinary session convened by the initiative of the MPs, yesterday, the parliament passed the draft decision on “setting up a temporary committee to investigate the grounds of March 1-2 developments”.

93 MPs voted for the draft decision authored by MPs Victor Dallakyan, Samvel Nikoyan, Naira Zohrabyan, Hovhannes Margaryan and Artashes Shahbazyan. No against votes and no one abstained.
No one was present from “Heritage”. Which means, the only pro-oppositional faction thus refused to express its stance towards the initiative aimed at mitigating the post-election tension created in the country.
For the formation of the NA temporary committee, according to the decision each parliamentary faction represented two MPs. Thus Samvel Nikoyan and Hermine Naghdalyan will represent the Republican Party, Artashes Avoyan and Hovhannes Margaryan – “Orinats Yerkir” Party, Artashes Shahbazyan and Artsvik Minasyan – ARFD, Aram Safaryan and Naira Zohrabyan will represent Bargavach Hayastan Party in the temporary committee.
For the representation of the six MPs not included in the factions one MP was nominated for each seat. 87 MPs supported the candidacy of MP Lyova Khachatryan elected by the majority electoral system from constituency 14.
According to the decision, after the formation NA temporary committee will elect a chairman and vice chairman from its staff. After which it will invite Levon Ter-Petrosyan and other extra-parliamentary political forces to participate in their works, with the right to a consultative vote. It is up to the committee to decide this list. Only one-one representatives from those political forces included in the list will have the right to participate in the session of the committee.
The temporary committee, in essence, will act four months or a bit more. On October 25, during the plenary session the committee must report about the results of the activity, represent conclusions about the violence, the police operation and the death circumstances. As well as to propose options to exclude the repetition of similar developments.
It is supposed that NA temporary committee will have 11 members. But because of the attitude of the members of “Heritage” party most probably only 9 people will have to implement the before mentioned huge work. Chairman of the Standing Committee on State-Legal issues Davit Harutyunyan said he believes “Heritage” party will participate in the works of the temporary committee. “Some minutes back the National Assembly voted for the formation of the temporary committee. “It is too early to conclude that the faction that didn’t participate in the voting won’t participate in the activity of the committee. I believe they will. It is a part of a political process and I don’t think it is right to keep them away from the process.
Moreover because Levon Ter-Petrosyan himself expressed readiness to participate in the works of NA temporary committee, by his representative. In my view from the political point of view it is not right to miss this opportunity given by the Committee.
G.H.

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