Chief of Army Staff's dismissal remains in force, PM's office saysMarch 18, 2021 - 11:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Onik Gasparyan remains relieved from the duties of the Chief of the Army General Staff despite a court decision to keep him in his post until a final court decision in his case, the Armenian Prime Minister's office said in a statement Thursday, March 18. The country's administrative court on Wednesday ruled in favor of Gasparyan who had demanded to suspend his dismissal, until a final decision is made. After the country's top military brass demanded Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation in late February, the PM said he had already dismissed the chief of the Army General Staff. On March 2, President Armen Sarkissian decided to not sign a draft decree on Gasparyan's dismissal, but did not send the proposal to the Constitutional Court either, thus paving the way for his dismissal by what officials described as "force of law". The Administrative Court has ruled in favor of Gasparyan who had asked the judicial authorities to approve a petition on recognizing "the absence of a legal basis for the dismissal of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces by force of law." The Court has thus decided that Gasparyan should continue his role as the Chief of the Armenian Army Staff, until the Court makes a final decision on the matter. According to the Prime Minister's staff, however, the Constitution does not envisage the possibility of reversing an act that has come into effect by the force of the constitutional norm. "Gasparyan remains dismissed and the process of appointing a new Chief of General Staff continues," the statement reads. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |