Armenian PSRC head not afraid of criminal liability for expropriating  private property

ArmInfo.  Mesrop Mesropyan, the head of the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC),  doesn't care about the possibility of being prosecuted for expropriating private property after the change of power in Armenia.  He stated this to journalists in parliament on October 28.

According to Mesropyan, the deadline for completing the  administrative proceedings against the ENA (Electric Networks of  Armenia CJSC) Is November 18. By that time, the PSRC will summarize  the results of the proceedings and make a decision. However, while  the proceedings are ongoing, the head of the Regulator will refrain  from making any assessments or publishing information.

Meanwhile, Romanos Petrosyan, the interim manager of the ENA  appointed for these proceedings, has the right to express his  position. "Yes, I have appointed Romanos Petrosyan as the interim  manager of the ENA CJSC within the scope of the authority vested in  me by law," he stated. However, Mesropyan himself is not authorized  to control Petrosyan's statements and actions regarding ENA in this  position.

"The interim manager is the head of the executive body of this  organization for the specified period. He is currently the executive  director of this institution and can freely speak about personnel and  structural issues," Mesropyan clarified.

When asked if ENA, as Romanos Petrosyan claims, has accumulated so  many problems, then what has the PSRC been doing over the years and  why it hasn't responded to existing problems, Mesrop Mesropyan  pointed out that the Regulator has been in operation since 1997.  Meanwhile, he has only been in charge for 10-11 months and is  prepared to report on every hour of work during his tenure, but not  for the period prior to his appointment. Regarding the interim  manager's future activities after the administrative proceedings are  closed, the head of the Regulator stated that if the proceedings  result in the revocation of ENA's license, the interim manager will  stay until negotiations with Elnet's owner are concluded. If the  proceedings are terminated, the interim manager will move on to  another position, and the owner will continue to manage the company.