The third Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan should explain the reason for his resignation, opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan stated in the parliament on February 1.
According to him, a disappointing tradition of untimely resignations without explanations has been established in Armenia. "All the officials who resign must explain it, inform about the reason as they have received salary from the state budget. They must honestly inform about any damaging information or that they were forced to resign. "We should think over why an official who has immunity is so defenseless, as this is already the third person in this position who ceases his activities in strange circumstances", Pashinayn noted.
To recall, the Parliament of Armenia received Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan's notice to terminate on January 13. The powers of the human rights defender are terminated if he reaffirms his notice to terminate in a written form at least within 10 days after the first notice. The new ombudsman will be elected through secret voting in the parliament within a month. To note, Karen Andreasyan has rather tense relations with some circles of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA). According to the media reports, the reason is the conflict between Andreasyan and the Armenian President's son-in-law, Armenia's Ambassador to Vatican Mikayel Minasyan.