"Zhoghovurd" daily writes
. "Civil Agreement ruling party adopted a Code of Ethics in December 2025, where ethical codes are defined, but high-ranking representatives of CP violate them at every opportunity.
The Code sets out a Process for Complaints and Appeals to the Oversight Committee, but does not specify who can file a complaint with the Oversight Committee. Taking advantage of this public right, "Zhoghovurd" daily appeals publicly and in the format of a letter to the CP Control Commission to investigate the behavior of CP faction leader Hayk Konjoryan, NA Speaker Alen Simonyan, Secretary Artur Hovhannisyan and NA staff leader Davit Arakelyan. Since, according to the adopted document, complaints must include a note on the alleged violation of the Code, contain factual justifications and be signed, we comply with all conditions, expecting to consider the application and draw up a conclusion within 30 days. We especially emphasize that the Disciplinary Liability measures included in the Code of Conduct imply that violations containing the characteristics of an apparent crime (for example, corruption, violence, etc.) must be immediately reported to the law enforcement authorities in accordance with the law. Factual circumstances
From December 16, 2025, CP faction leader Hayk Konjoryan, NA Speaker Alen Simonyan, and NA staff leader Davit Arakelyan have demonstrated an apparent corrupt interest in the faction, applying consolidated sanctions against the "Zhoghovurd" daily newspaper, the ArmLur.am news website, and their journalists.
On December 16 of this year, journalists Sona Grigoryan and Knarik Manukyan, performing professional journalistic activities, approached Konjoryan and asked a question about the scandal of his private house, which he bought at a cheaper price than the market price, which was revealed by the investigation.
Konjoryan, instead of providing clarifications, being accountable and publicly proving that no corruption mechanism was implemented in the transactions of the purchase of a private house, immediately sent applications to the head of the NA staff, representative of the CP Party, Davit Arakelyan, demanding to deprive the journalists who asked him unwanted questions of their credentials and to ban them from entering the NA, arguing that there was no prior agreement with him and the journalists were not in the agreed place. Konjoryan is the most unreachable deputy to reach an agreement. he never answers phone calls, and the only place to see him is in the corridors of the National Assembly. By the way, the journalists, having previously taken verbal permission from the National Security Service (PSS) employees who monitor the order of the National Assembly, walked with Konjoryan to the door of his office, which was rudely closed in the face of the journalists. After that, in the same corridor, when Sona Grigoryan and Knarik Manukyan turned to the PPS employees, Vazgen and Mher, asking them to clarify how that section is considered non-degradable, the PPS employees said that it is non-degradable.
At that moment, Artur Hovhannisyan, the secretary of CP faction came out of room 241 and threatened several times in the presence of PSS employees: "You will be fired." However, the behavior of the deputies was not investigated in any platform, because there is no body in the parliament to turn to, instead Konjoryan initiated punitive actions and allegedly using his position, achieved sanctions. As a result, • In 2024 On December 17, Sona Grigoryan was given a warning by Davit Arakelyan without hearing an explanation from the journalist. • then, 2 days later, Sona Grigoryan was deprived of accreditation and cannot enter the NA building as a journalist for 1 year, again Davit Arakelyan did not listen to the second party. And in the case of journalist Knarik Manukyan, a double violation was allowed. • On December 18, a warning was issued for approaching Konjoryan without hearing an explanation. • On December 19, he was deprived of his credentials for the same act, violating the principle of "no double punishment". He is deprived of the right to enter the National Assembly for another year and his right to be heard is violated.
Violations of international law As a result of the activities of the above-mentioned officials, the international obligations assumed by the Republic of Armenia were grossly violated, in particular: • Article 10 of the ECHR, • Article 19 of the Criminal Code, • Principles of the OSCE Commissioner for Media Freedom. According to ECtHR case law, journalists are "public supervisors" and the sanctions applied are clearly disproportionate and punitive in nature. The process was carried out with the knowledge of the Speaker of the National Assembly, who personally went down to the cafeteria that day to understand the situation, but did not speak to journalists.
But the alleged involvement and interest of the NA Speaker is proof of the institutional nature of press freedom restriction. Banning journalists from entering the National Assembly for "undesirable" issues is a dangerous precedent and a manifestation of political retaliation against freedom of speech. Journalists of "Zhoghovurd" daily newspaper are ready to present details about the described situation, if the CP control committee will organize a face-to-face meeting with the listed officials.
CP Code of Ethics Equality and non-discrimination • Party members are obliged to observe the principle of equality, rejecting any type of discrimination based on gender, ethnicity, religious belief, health condition (including disability), or any other circumstance / Hayk Konjoryan, Artur Hovhannisyan, Alen Simonyan and Davit Arakelyan showed a group discriminatory attitude towards journalists who asked an unwanted question. • Promote an inclusive, respectful and equal opportunities environment in all spheres of the Party's activity / Hayk Konjoryan, Artur Hovhannisyan, Alen Simonyan and Davit Arakelyan showed disrespect towards journalists in a group manner by slamming the door, leaving questions unanswered, and then applying elaborate group sanctions.
Respect and non-violence • Party members are obliged to show respect and dignity in their relations with each other, colleagues, political opponents and citizens, reject hate speech, insults, harassment, intimidation or any other form of pressure, both face-to-face and during online communication / Hayk Konjoryan, Artur Hovhannisyan, Alen Simonyan and Davit Arakelyan have unleashed group pressure on journalists, their professional activities are conscientious while performing. • Party members, especially those holding public political positions, are obliged to show decency, modesty, restraint and respect for everyone in their daily lives, including on social media, as well as to promote tolerance / Hayk Konjoryan, Artur Hovhannisyan, Alen Simonyan and Davit Arakelyan did not show decency, modesty, restraint and respect for everyone, did not promote tolerance.
Political culture • The members of the party should set an example with good behavior, accountable and transparent activities, increasing public trust in democratic institutions and state administration / Hayk Konjoryan, Artur Hovhannisyan, Alen Simonyan and Davit Arakelyan collectively violated the principle of good behavior, accountability and transparency and did not set an example for public trust in democratic institutions and state administration. All of them appeared from the position of hiding the mystery of the mansion bought by Hayk Konjoryan and being the debtor.
Honesty and decency Party members are obliged to: • to act honestly and transparently, presenting only true information about their political and public activities, / Hayk Konjoryan, Artur Hovhannisyan, Alen Simonyan and Davit Arakelyan prevented the right of journalists to provide true information with mechanisms of group punishment. • perform their duties in good faith, serving Armenia in all roles with competence and care, / Hayk Konjoryan, Artur Hovhannisyan, Alen Simonyan and Davit Arakelyan showed group incompetence without listening to the second party's opinion and space by applying sanctions. • not to use the circumstance of being a member of the Party, as well as the circumstance of holding a public office or public service position for direct or indirect personal gain, / Hayk Konjoryan, Artur Hovhannisyan, Alen Simonyan and Davit Arakelyan collectively used the circumstance of being a member of the ruling Party, as well as the circumstance of holding a public office or a public service position to benefit Konjoryan and have a clan "victory". • subordinate personal interest to public interest and avoid any situation that could create objective suspicion among the public about the existence of a conflict of interest, / Hayk Konjoryan, Artur Hovhannisyan, Alen Simonyan and Davit Arakelyan silenced the public doubts as a group, which journalists approached Konjoryan to clarify the existence of a conflict of interests. • avoid patronage, nepotism and any other behavior involving the risk of corruption, / Hayk Konjoryan, Artur Hovhannisyan, Alen Simonyan and Davit Arakelyan implemented group patronage by punishing journalists who raised the topic involving the risk of corruption. There are also suspicions of corruption regarding Hayk Konjoryan's wife Shushanik Aleksanyan's bid to become the director of "Haypost".
There are doubts that if she wasn't Konjoryan's wife, she wouldn't have won that competition, she wouldn't have become a director, and she wouldn't have received a salary of several million drams in the Republic of Armenia, which has 23.6 percent of poverty."
