YEREVAN. – Whether opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan wants it or not, he is going to be the Deputy Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Ethics, MP from the ruling Republican Party (RPA), Chairperson of the Committee on Ethics Davit Harutyunyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am commenting on Nikol Pashinyan’s announcement about resignation.

MP from opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) Nikol Pashinyan released a statement announcing that it was illegal to appoint him as the Deputy Chairperson of the Committee on Ethics and he refused to accept the position.

“It does not depend on the wishes of an individual, it derives from the law. I am sure Nikol Pashinyan’s explanation of the law is incorrect,” Davit Harutyunyan said.

According to him, whether Nikol Pashinyan accepts or refuses the position, he will be the Deputy Chairperson of the Committee on Ethics until the next session of the Parliament. Pashinyan’s wishes do not change anything as he is the only representative of ANC.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am had reported earlier the statement of Pashinyan read:

“I hereby declare that I will not accept the post of deputy chairperson of the Committee on Ethics. I also intend to participate actively in the work of the Committee, having as a priority the elimination of legal barriers for the Committee to consider the issues regarding behavior of MP-oligarchs who consider themselves above the law, as well as filling in the gaps.”