Former Ombudsman Tatoyan, the former Ombudsman of the Republic of Armenia writes:
"It is obvious that the criminal prosecution of Edgar Ghazaryan has the goal of silence to silence his public-political public speech with the open abuse of part 2 of Article 490 of the RA Criminal Code.
This is a rude encroachment on freedom of speech with artificial criminal packaging. The initiative to apply for coercion in the form of a precautionary measure is more condemned.
The public and political public word has broad borders, it can be shocking and disliking the government. Politicians have more freedom in this matter and the state should not be silent, but guarantee. This is the word of Edgar Ghazaryan.
This is a very bad precedent that hits the basis of a democratic society and disrupt the rule of law. This is also an obvious discrimination, as the Criminal Code already applies to this type of speech, so the investigation body must initially prosecute the prime minister for the most rough vocabulary of judges.
There is another important question here as well as containing the long-term systemic dangers.
Yesterday, the BDGAR issued a statement on Edgar Ghazaryan with a threat of criminal prosecution, and with the same emphasis, what criminal prosecution has initiated (according to published data).
I think the BDP transfer ("PAS") to the law enforcement body that the last one pursues. I think this was discussed in advance and received or decided at the political level.
This pursuit and precautionary measure for the CP is of strategic political significance and are necessary for at least:
1) They will silence Edgar Ghazaryan.
2) to frighten other citizens who are publicly critically critically criticized by the CP, to show them that if you talk, the same will happen to you (freezing effect or chilling effect).
3) in the future use this precedent in support of the executive officials and the deputies of the NA CP fiction to prosecute criminals against their public critics. "
