The “People” newspaper reported that during a public gathering on April 15, 2018, Nikol Pashinyan declared his belief that Armenia should establish a unified anticorruption body. He proposed that the head of this body should only be appointed with the consent of the presidency. This statement caused quite a stir and led to an investigation by the newspaper. Their findings revealed that on March 24, 2021, the “National Assembly adopted a law on the Anti-Corruption Committee.” However, the law did not specify the requirement for the president’s appointment to be approved by the committee’s director. The law was accepted by 80 MPs from the ruling party, with 38 against, and 2 abstentions.

Later, on August 16, 2021, a proposal was made to appoint three members, Susanna Khachatryan, Garnik Artushyan, and David Mkrtumyan, as vice presidents of the Anti-Corruption Committee. About a month later, on September 10, 2021, the results of the competition for the vice presidency positions were announced and sent to the government. Finally, on September 16, 2021, Susanna Khachatryan was appointed as the president of the Anti-Corruption Committee by the state’s decision.

It is evident that Nikol Pashinyan’s statement about the requirement for the head of the anticorruption body was not implemented as envisioned. Therefore, he failed to fulfill his promise to the citizens of the Republic of Armenia. For more detailed information, readers can refer to today’s edition of the newspaper News from Armenia.