YEREVAN. – The decision by the Committee on Ethics of Armenian Parliament regarding the opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun MP Armen Rustamyan’s application examination is absolutely legal, temporary head of the Committee and opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) MP Nikol Pashinyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am commenting on the statement by the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) MP and Committee member Davit Harutyunyan, who claimed the decision was illegal.

According to Pashinyan, the Committee made a legal decision based on parliamentary and the Committee laws and no one can claim the opposite.

To note, the Committee on Ethics temporary head Pashinyan convened a snap session on Friday, which also discussed Rustamyan’s application regarding the issue of absence of 83 MPs during the Nov. 21 parliamentary session.