Paper: ex-minister Oskanian to be deprived of immunity?

Paper: ex-minister Oskanian to be deprived of immunity?
September 25, 2012 - 11:51 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Hraparak daily, Armenian National Assembly may discuss Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan’s involvement in former minister Vartan Oskanian’s possible deprivation of immunity.

“This doesn’t however, imply that Oskanian will be arrested, he will be simply deprived of immunity to face the National Security Service as a “defendant” at this stage. As for the Prosecutor General’s involvement in the discussion, it is likely to take place October 1, with 20-minute speeches by Hovsepyan and Oskanian to be followed by a discussion,” the daily says.

Parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan will be tasked with ensuring MP votes for the Prosecutor General’s efforts to yield tangible results, the paper reports.

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