Legislators' letter on releasing Sasun Mikaelyan improperDecember 25, 2009 - 14:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan estimates parliamentarians' recent letter requesting presidential pardon for Sasun Mikaelyan as provocation. "There are relevant procedures the MPs could resort to," he told a news conference on Friday. "Armenian legislators should have been aware of those procedures and mechanisms. In legal context, such letter could not have resulted in pardon or release." Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Partner news |