16 June 2009, 22:00
Parliament of Armenia to consider amnesty on June 19
On June 19, the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia will hold its extraordinary session to discuss the proposal of President Serzh Sargsyan to announce amnesty. The corresponding decision was signed by Ovik Abramyan, chairman of the NA.
According to Raffi Ovannisyan, an MP from the oppositional faction "Heritage", should the amnesty be announced before the plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), then, probably, the issue on fulfilment by Armenia of PACE resolutions can be withdrawn from the session agenda, and, thus, sanctions can be escaped.
A similar viewpoint was expressed by Armen Rustamyan, head of the Armenian delegation to the PACE and representative of the ARFD Party. In his opinion, if the amnesty is not announced till the next PACE session in late June, "the position of Armenia will get greatly aggravated."
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Author: Lilit Ovanisyan Source: CK correspondent
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SC upholds sentence of Volgograd resident Paskar for setting fire to rug near FSB building
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Sentence in absentia for aiding terrorism upheld against Stavropol resident Denis Mamedov
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Volgograd resident detained for justifying terrorism
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Rights defenders find Andzor Kudaev's torture statement convincing
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Activist Olga Begretova loses appeal in forced fingerprinting case
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September 20, 2024 23:28
Human rights defenders recognize blogger Askhabali Alibekov as political prisoner
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September 20, 2024 23:13
Natives of Ingushetia and Chechnya killed in shooting near “Wildberries” office in Moscow
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September 19, 2024 23:57
Fear of execution forces Dagestani resident to apologize to Kadyrov after road accident
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September 19, 2024 22:39
Rights defenders find Andzor Kudaev's torture statement convincing
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September 19, 2024 21:41
Activist Olga Begretova loses appeal in forced fingerprinting case
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September 20, 2024 23:28
Human rights defenders recognize blogger Askhabali Alibekov as political prisoner -
September 20, 2024 23:13
Natives of Ingushetia and Chechnya killed in shooting near “Wildberries” office in Moscow -
September 20, 2024 22:25
SC upholds sentence of Volgograd resident Paskar for setting fire to rug near FSB building -
September 20, 2024 21:52
Sentence in absentia for aiding terrorism upheld against Stavropol resident Denis Mamedov -
September 20, 2024 20:06
Volgograd resident detained for justifying terrorism -
September 19, 2024 23:57
Fear of execution forces Dagestani resident to apologize to Kadyrov after road accident -
September 19, 2024 22:39
Rights defenders find Andzor Kudaev's torture statement convincing -
September 19, 2024 21:41
Activist Olga Begretova loses appeal in forced fingerprinting case -
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Appellate court leaves Ingush activists, Nalgiev and Khautiev, in colony -
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Natalia Fedorenko, advocate of blogger Kharchenko*, complains about court's accusatory bias