With all due respect, but shame is also a good thing. Rubinyan on the criticisms directed at him.
03-08-2026 13:53 Armenia Politics
1lurer. The candidate for the presidency of the National Assembly, Ruben Rubinyan, addressed certain questions in his concluding speech, then referred to the discussions that took place yesterday and today and his conclusions from them:
At the beginning of his speech, Rubinyan addressed the criticisms and accusations of repression directed at him by his colleagues in the "Armenia" faction:
"Mr. Manukyan (Mesrop Manukyan - "Armenia" faction - ed.) and Ms. Grigoryan (leader of the "Armenia" faction - ed.) accuse me of the fact that my brother works at a commercial bank. I have never heard a more absurd accusation in my life. My brother, Levon, has been working in the banking system for 19 years. Now what is the accusation - that he worked at one bank and then went to another bank?"
"Yes, my brother works at a commercial bank with 25 percent state participation, and Mesrop Manukyan's wife works at the National Assembly with 100 percent state participation. So, what is your logic?"
"With all due respect, but shame is also a good thing. The prosecutor's office demands to confiscate $200 million as illegal property from the leader of your faction, from his family. Mr. Levon Kocharyan, Robert Kocharyan's son, if I'm not mistaken, was a millionaire at the age of 21; if I'm wrong, I apologize, but I know he was a millionaire at a young age."
"God forbid, I am happy for you, but it is a bit illogical that you come and say, 'Mr. Rubinyan, why does your brother work in a bank?' Well, he is doing well," said Rubinyan:
Referring to the decision of the "Armenia" faction not to participate in the closed, secret voting on his election, Rubinyan addressed Anna Grigoryan, saying that they are not confident that it will not become clear during the voting that some members of the faction will vote in his favor, including him:
Addressing the accusations of "Strong Armenia" faction member Marianna Ghahramanyan regarding the restriction of journalists' rights, Rubinyan assured that there are no restrictions:
"No new restrictions have been imposed and will not be imposed," clarified the candidate for the presidency of the National Assembly:
Author: Karmen Ghukasyan
* This text was automatically translated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
