A lawyer explained how the Armenian government is trying to present the "Aliyev Constitution" in a favorable light

ArmInfo. Lawyer Ruben Melikyan explained how the current Armenian government is trying to present the "Aliyev Constitution" in a favorable light by injecting false narratives into the agenda.

Regarding the statement by Armenian Parliament Speaker Ruben Rubinyan that the new Constitution includes the provision "The state language of the Republic of Armenia is Armenian" will be classified as an unchangeable article, Melikyan stated that this statement is nothing more than classic hypocrisy.

"There has never been, and will not be in the foreseeable future, a political movement in Armenia that would dare to question this constitutional provision and, for example, propose introducing a 'second state language,'" the lawyer explained in his Facebook post.

He then recalled which similar "untouchable" provisions in the Constitution the authorities are ignoring. "Today, the preamble to the Basic Law is also unchangeable. However, the regime is trying to circumvent this limitation by adopting a new Constitution, rather than amendments to the Constitution. Therefore, no 'unchangeability' is absolute. The provision of the Basic Law proclaiming Armenia a state governed by the rule of law is also untouchable. Does this prevent people from being imprisoned for political reasons? No. "Today, the provision of the Basic Law proclaiming Armenia a democratic state remains unchangeable. Did that stop them from stealing the mandate received from 50,000 citizens? No," Melikyan pointed out.

He also cited the provision of the Basic Law proclaiming Armenia a social state as another untouchable provision. However, as the lawyer noted, even this doesn't stop the authorities from constantly increasing their own salaries and senseless representation expenses instead of increasing pensions and benefits for socially vulnerable groups. "The provision of the Basic Law proclaiming Armenia a sovereign state also remains unchangeable. Did that stop them from initiating constitutional amendments at the request of a foreign state? No, no, and no again! To sum up: dear citizens, don't succumb to the cheap manipulations of the Civil Contract party representatives." "Don't submit to the dictates of Azerbaijan and Pashinyan!" Melikyan concluded.