Commission for Prevention of Corruption initiates proceedings on fact  of violation of rules of conduct by Pashinyan - MP

ArmInfo.  The Commission for the Prevention of Corruption has opened a case against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for an obvious violation of the code of  conduct by an official. Non-partisan MP Taguhi Tovmasyan wrote about  this on her Facebook page, referring to the Commission's response to  her request to open a case against Pashinyan in connection with the  threats and statements he made to the opposition from the parliament  rostrum.

As Tovmasyan noted, the Commission informed her that the case for  violation of the code of conduct was opened on May 15, 2025, based on  media publications covering the incident. The Commission's focus,  according to her, was on several statements made by Pashinyan towards  opposition MPs, including "huge guy", "Sit down, don't get on my  nerves" in response to statements by Anna Grigoryan, an MP from the  Armenia faction, as well as the threat to send opposition MPs "to the  basements of the National Security Service".

In this regard, the MP emphasized that such behavior of the Prime  Minister undermines public trust in the government and aggravates the  risks of institutional disintegration, as well as destroys respect -  a fundamental element between a citizen and the state.

"Every official bearing high public responsibility must realize that  his behavior and speech cannot be unlimited. They must remain within  the framework of the law and morality. The behavior of the Armenian  Prime Minister is a manipulation of power with the aim of humiliating  opponents and suppressing democratic discourse," Tovmasyan said.

In addition, the MP drew attention to the fact that no law allows an  official, even the Prime Minister, to go beyond the limits of his  responsibility, referring to his "nerves" or "emotions." "I hope that  this will become a legal precedent. And the investigation in the  Commission will not be formal, but will be evidence that even within  the state, constitutional institutions respond to manifestations of  unacceptable behavior of the authorities," Tovmasyan added.

In this regard, the MP also called on the Commission to conduct a  public, open and transparent investigation with a proper professional  assessment. "The Prime Minister cannot continue to behave as a person  above the law. State honor begins with words, and the authority of  the state depends on behavior," the MP concluded. Let us recall that  the question of opposition MP from the Armenia faction Anna Grigoryan  about media publications regarding corruption in the country in  parliament during the government hour infuriated Pashinyan. He began  shouting and threatening the opposition, saying that "they should  have been expelled from the country or thrown into the basements of  the National Security Service a long time ago."