Zaruhi Postanjyan's microphone disconnected again (video)
At the start of the National Assembly sitting, Vice-Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov announced that legislators do not have questions, although Republican MP Naira Karapetyan had registered to ask questions to the parliament speaker. Heritage Party lawmaker Zaruhi Postanjyan spoke about political activist Shant Harutyunyan who was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday. “And again we have people in our country who are sentenced for their political views,” she said. Eduard Sharmazanov interrupted the lawmaker saying, “I am sorry to interrupt you. I do not want to leave the impression that I am switching off an MP’s microphone but whatever you are speaking about has nothing to do with the sitting agenda,” he said. “But the human rights defender is here,” Zaruhi Postanjyan continued over a disconnected microphone.
