“Media Advocate” urges Mane Gevorgyan to remain within the scope of her responsibilities

The statement of His Holiness Karekin II referred to the necessity to change the deterrence of the second President of the Republic of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan. In her comment on this statement, Mane Gevorgyan, the spokesperson of the Prime Minister, addressed Samvel Mayrapetyan. “Head of Information Systems of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Father Vahram Melikyan has been the personal guarantor of Samvel Mayrapetyan, who is undergoing legal proceedings along with Robert Kocharyan in the March 1 case, and is accused of various crimes, including bribery and money laundering. Mayrapetyan left the country in January 2019 on the pretext of treatment, and despite the request of the investigative body and the guarantee of Father Vahram Melikyan, he did not return to Armenia. The Government of the Republic of Armenia has no comment on the wishes and hopes of His Holiness.

Interference by the representative of the executive power in the functions of the judiciary grossly violates the principle of independence and separation of the branches of government enshrined in the RA Constitution.

“Media Advocate” initiative urges Mane Gevorgyan to remain within the scope of her responsibilities and not to interfere in the affairs of the judiciary.