09/07/2013 13:50
Moldovan experts denounce Grigoriu’s statements in Yerevan
Moldovan experts believe that Moldovan Ombudswoman Aurelia Grigoriu’s Yerevan speech that caused a scandal was a serious mistake, according to Publika.md.
“The speech digressed from human rights and a serious conclusion aimed against Armenia became its subject. It was a conclusion related to bilateral relations between the two states,” said Victor Zhuk, Deputy Director of the Institute of Legal Studies of Moldova’s Academy of Sciences.
“This issue exceeds the authority of a parliamentary advocate, such a style of expression is characteristic for politicians. Ombudsman shall work with specific cases,” the head of Moldovan human rights organization CREDO Sergei Ostaf said.
“The sides, including Ms. Grigoriu, should consider this as an incident and not a conflict. In this case there will be a result. But if Ms. Grigoriu insists on her position, then the Republic of Moldova will have to issue a statement and reject what was said,” Had of the Institute of European Studies Viorel Chibotaru said.
We would remind you that during the conference “The European Standards of the Rule of Law and the Limits of Discretion of Powers in the Council of Europe Member States” held in Yerevan on July 4, Moldova’s parliamentary advocate Aurelia Grigoriu made a pro-Azerbaijani speech entitled “The Observance of Human Rights in Frozen Conflict Zones”, calling Armenia an “aggressor country”.
Aurelia Grigoriu’s statements have been already denounced by member of Moldova’s Constitutional Court Victor Popan who said a commission will be set up in the Moldovan parliament to examine the statements of Grigoriu.
In the words of the Moldovan parliament speaker Igor Korman, the parliamentary committee on human rights will give an assessment of Aurelia Grigoriu’s words. “I said openly to the parliamentary advocates that it was an outrage mistake and such mistakes must not be made”.