Thursday, November 1, 2012

NA Committee Says MP Alexanyan Acted in Violation of Ethical Standards

The Armenian National Assembly's Ethics Committee has concluded that Republican MP, businessman Samvel Alexanyan's conduct towards oppositional activist Vargdes Gaspari was unethical and not befitting a parliamentarian. Four out of the six committee members believe Alexanyan has violated rules of ethics.


Vargdes Gaspari

The incident between Alexanyan and Gaspari, known for his eccentric and strictly oppositional conduct, happened in June, when Gaspari was holding a protest in front of the government building against now former MP, businessman Ruben Hayrapetyan over the tragic Harsnakar affair (security guards brutally beat three military doctors, one of them Vahe Avetyan died in hospital, and Hayrapetyan was forced to put down his mandate to pacify the civic society). With a poster "Ruben Hayrapetyan is a murderer" in his hand Gaspari was giving an interview to a reporter – and the interview was being video recorded – when Alexanyan, a friend of Hayrapetyan, came up all of a sudden and took away the poster. Then a young man approached Gaspari and pushed him, causing him to fall.

Armenian News

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