Keerop said the three ombudsmen studied the 17 petitions and unanimously agreed that the petitions met all criteria to be passed on to the Constitutional Court.
He added that the lawmakers’ voting to block Pita from being renominated violated the rights and liberty of the petitioners.
He said the Constitutional Court has the power to keep Parliament in check if it does something that can be seen as violating people’s rights.
The ombudsmen said the PM’s election was sanctioned under Articles 159 and 272 of the Constitution, and blocking it under Article 41 of the regulations was in violation of the charter. This resolution also violated people’s rights, they said.
The ombudsmen believe if this dispute is not settled by the Constitutional Court, it would affect the stability of people’s rights and liberty, Keerop said.
The ombudsmen also told the court that if the PM…
