Pashinyan comments on son’s attempted kidnapping case

YEREVAN, MAY 22, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has commented on the attempted kidnapping of his son and the protests which were sparked by the jailing of the suspect, who is the mother of a fallen soldier.

Pashinyan said he hasn’t asked his son to reverse his report.

“I wasn’t in Armenia when the incident happened,” Pashinyan said when asked by reporters on whether or not he’s asked his son to reverse his complaint in court.

“Before returning, I saw that legal procedures had already begun. When I was speaking with [my son], he was saying, ‘isn’t this all about issues having to be resolved lawfully in Armenia’? Now how should I respond to his?” the Armenian Premier said.

“[My son] told me, ‘I thought this was the entire purpose and goal of your political activities’. After that, I don’t have any argument to ask him [to reverse] [the complaint].”

PM Pashinyan said that everyone must realize that all issues must be resolved lawfully in Armenia.