YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Administrative Court presided over by Judge Artsrun Mirzoyan on November 20 granted the application of Nikol Pashinian, editor-in-chief of Haykakan Zhamanak (Armenian Time) daily, against the Ijevan regional passport unit of the Passport and Visa Department of RA Police. To recap, the head of the passport unit Medora Chapukhian refused to give N. Pashinian a reference about his permanent residence in Armenia for at least the past 5 years. The reference is neccesary for registration of N. Pashinian as a candidate to run in the by-election to the National Assembly by the majoritarian electoral system. The by-election is scheduled to be held at electoral district No 10 in Yerevan on January 10, 2010. According to a letter of M. Chapukhian, N. Pashinian, who is accused of organizing mass disorder on March 1, 2008, was wanted by the police in the period of 26 February 2008 to 7 July 2009 and he did not reside in Armenia during that period. NT correspondent was informed by N. Pashinian's advocate Lusine Sahakian, that the court has ordered the police to destroy the indicated latter and give N. Pashinian a reference about his permanent residence in the Republic of Armenia in the past five years.

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