Opposition Prosperous Armenia Faction Head Gagik Tsarukyan Stripped of Parliamentary Immunity

• 06.16.2020, 17:04
•  Armenia

Opposition Prosperous Armenia faction head Gagik Tsarukyan has been stripped of parliamentary immunity, Armenpress reports.

87 MPs voted in favor of launching criminal proceedings against Tsarukyan. No MP voted against.

During today’s session in the Parliament Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan presented the motion on approving to launch criminal proceedings and press charges against MP Gagik Tsarukyan.

Earlier opposition Prosperous Armenia and Bright Armenia factions announced that they will not take part in the voting.

On June 14 leader of the opposition Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan was taken to the National Security Service for questioning. He stayed there until 23:30. Tsarukyan’s supporters organized a rally outside the NSS demanding to stop the actions against the lawmaker.

Earlier the NSS issued a statement according to which a company, that is included Gagik Tsarukyan’s Multi Group Concern, has caused tens of billions of drams in damage to the state.

In another statement, the NSS said it revealed numerous cases on giving bribes to voters by the Prosperous Armenia party members, as well as candidates to vote in favor of the party during the April 2, 2017 parliamentary elections.