Ruben Hayrapetyan’s petition announced

A while age during Armenian National Assembly’s special session, NA Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov announced MP Ruben Hayrapetyan’s formal petition to give up his parliamentary mandate.
To note, an incident had occurred at capital city Yerevan’s Harsnaqar Restaurant on June 17, where several military doctors including Edgar Mikoyan, Arkadi Aghajanyan, Garik Soghomonyan, Artak Bayadyan and Vahe Avetyan were brutally beaten by security personnel. And Vahe Avetyan died in hospital on June 29. A criminal lawsuit is filed and the Police have detained several people. The Restaurant’s owner is ruling Republican Party MP, Football Federation of Armenia President, and businessman Ruben Hayrapetyan, who on July 4 formally submitted his resignation from his parliamentary seat in connection with this incident.
In line with NA procedures, if Hayrapetyan does not withdraw his petition within fifteen days after its publicizing in the NA session, his parliamentary mandate will be taken away.