YEREVAN. – Former Deputy Chief of Staff of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia, human rights activist Arsen Babayan, will file a lawsuit against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Babayan stated this at a press conference today.

"I am going to apply to the court demanding that the RA [Republic of Armenia] Prime Minister refute from the NA podium the information he has submitted about the criminal case against me, and to make an apology," Babayan said, noting that details of filing a lawsuit are still being discussed.

Arsen Babayan is charged with assisting former NA Speaker Ara Babloyan and other officials in assuming the powers of the Constitutional Court, as well as committing official fraud.