RA Prosecutor General petitioned President for Jahangiryan dismissalFebruary 22, 2008 - 18:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today the Office of Public Prosecutor spread a statement where Gagik Jahangiryan, the deputy chief prosecutor is accused of joining the opposition of the Republic. The statement mainly says: “The law on the Public Prosecutor of the RA prohibits prosecutors to be involved in politics. In the 7th article of the law it is defined that the prosecutor cannot be a member of any party or to be involved in politics in any way. In any case the prosecutor must show political restraint and neutrality. Gagik Jahangiryan, the deputy chief prosecutor has roughly violated the requirement of the law. In this connection the Chief Prosecutor has turned to Robet Qocharyan, the president of Armenia with petition to relieve Gagik Jahangiryan of his post of the deputy prosecutor and to exclude from the system of the Office of Public Prosecutor ”, -Sona Truzyan, press-secretary of the Office of Public Prosecutor of the RA informed PanARMENIAN.Net It should be reminded that today Gagik Jahangiryan, speaking in public during the mass-meeting of the opposition in the center of Yerevan, announced about his joining the movement headed by Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the first president of Armenia. The deputy prosecutor also mentioned that “the elections held on the 19th of February were run with rough breaches, that so many beatings, falsifications, and throwing of so many ballots had never been before during any elections in Armenia” “I am making an appeal to all of you to stand up for your votes. It is high time to get involved in a struggle and to establish the supremacy of the law in this country”, - he announced. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |