Saturday, March 6 2021 15:06

ArmInfo. Armenian President  Armen Sarkissian is obliged to apply to the RA Constitutional Court  with a motion to invalidate the request of the RA Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan to dismiss the head of the General Staff. On March 6,  the head of the RA Chamber of Advocates Ara Zohrabyan told reporters.

According to him, the president of the country still has time for  such an appeal - until March 9. The fact is, as Zohrabyan noted,  according to the current legislation, since February 27, the  president has had 5 days to make a decision on the appeal to the  Constitutional Court, after which a three-day period begins for the  submission of this appeal, which expires on 7 March. However, taking  into account the fact that March 7-8 are non-working, the head of  state will have only one day - March 9.

Ara Zohrabyan called on the public to put pressure on the president  and officials so that they fulfill their powers.

The head of the Chamber of Advocates also pointed out that the  President of the country is often silent on the most important issues  related to the Constitution and the situation in general. He kept  silent when illegally lawmakers of the Parliament, having made  amendments to the Basic Law of the country, changed the composition  of the judges of the Constitutional Court. "But anyway, the  Constitutional Court is the most ideal platform for resolving this  situation, "Ara Zohrabyan said, not ruling out that Armen Sarkissian  is limited in his actions due to rumors about his British  citizenship. "Nobody has seen Armen Sarkissian's passport of the  citizen of Armenia. It seems that he showed it to the prime minister  during a personal meeting. Meanwhile, citizenship brings with it  commitment. Unlike the legislation of Armenia, where the president  signs decrees on the appropriation or deprivation of citizenship, UK  law provides for the application of a number of conditions, including  the time frame for the formal submission of an application for  renunciation of citizenship of this country. In a word, if this issue  is vulnerable for the president, we will make this issue a subject of  public discussion, "said the chairman of the Chamber of Lawyers.

To recall, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia demanded  the resignation of Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, stating  that the political leadership is leading the state to a dangerous  brink.  In response, the prime minister said about a coup attempt and  signed a decision to dismiss the chief of General Staff of the Armed  Forces Onik Gasparyan. However, President Armen Sarkissian did not  sign this document and with objections sent Pashinyan's decree to the  prime minister's office. Meanwhile, the head of government resent the  document to the president. As a result, he appealed to the  Constitutional Court to determine whether the law "On military  service and the status of a serviceman" meets the requirements of the  country's Basic Law. The lawyers insist on the appeal on the  conformity of the decision of the RA Prime Minister on the dismissal  of the Chief of the General Staff from the performance of his duties.