Haykakan Zhamanak editor meets ANC leader

 May 28, 2011 - 15:17 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Editor-in-chief of Haykakan Zhamanak opposition newspaper Nikol Pashinyan, who was released through amnesty on May 27, visited the headquarters of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) to meet with the ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrossian.

As the newspaper reported, Pashinyan also met with journalists upon release from Artik jail.

Asked to comment on the amnesty proposed by the President, he said, “Humanity was the most frequently used word by the authorities over the past several days. If Serzh Sargsyan wants to be really humane, he should resign.

President Serzh Sargsyan offered the National Assembly to declare amnesty on occasion of the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence, the proposal being based on article 81.1.1 of the RA Constitution and article 90 of the law on National Assembly regulations. With a vote 91-0, the Armenian parliament approved Thursday, May 26, President Serzh Sargsyan’s proposal for declaration of amnesty for 396 people to be released and 379 to have their sentence cut.