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VOLUNTEERS AGAINST REPRODUCTION OF POWER
Lragir.am
12 July 06
The Armenian volunteers have initiated a campaign against reproduction
of power, announced Jirayr Sefilyan, the head of the Initiative
for Defense of Liberated Areas, who used to be the commander of
the battalion of Shushi, on July 12 at the National Press Club. He
announced that soon they will announce to the public about their
activities and methods for the prevention of reproduction of power. "I
think this is a priority for all of us," says Jirayr Sefilyan.
It is interesting to know the attitude of the political sphere,
particularly the opposition towards this initiative. The point is that
several months ago when, according to Jirayr Sefilyan, Serge Sargsyan
told the command of the army about the intention to return territories,
Sefilyan proposed launching a campaign for deposal of Serge Sargsyan,
which was addressed to the opposition. "Our proposal was addressed to
the political forces, that when the minister of defense expressed
such thoughts in the presence of the command in the absence of
the media, such a minister cannot be tolerated. My proposal was
an opportunity for the opposition to reach some result by stepping
up a campaign. Unfortunately, the proposal remained up in the air,
you know the opposition is divided, and so on. Some oppositionists
endorsed my proposal, but we did not want them to endorse it, we
wanted them to initiate something," says Jirayr Sefilyan.
For the new initiative, Jirayr Sefilyan thinks it has both long-term
and current problems. Jirayr Sefilyan says he will tell about
long-term goals later. "For the time being, when we say we won't
let them reproduce, we first need to become organized, and we will
become organized to prevent electoral fraud. It does not matter who is
from opposition. In other words, we are not saying who will be good,
one will pass or another. It does not matter who it is going to be,
but let this pair go home. This is for sure. Even if we do not approve
the new ones, it will take them several years to reach their monstrous
level of brazenness. In other words, we will live in a country with
a better atmosphere for at least several years," says Jirayr Sefilyan.
According to him, no normal election has been held in Armenia over
the past 15 years, all of them were marred by fraud, and there was no
force to prevent it. "We are willing to create that force," says Jirayr
Sefilyan, adding that the government will not be allowed to strike
people, independent from "who rounded them up in front of the Opera
or in Baghramyan Street." Jirayr Sefilyan says they still remember
April 12, the guilty will have to account, and they will always stand
between men with truncheons and people to protect people from blows.
Lragir.am
12 July 06
The Armenian volunteers have initiated a campaign against reproduction
of power, announced Jirayr Sefilyan, the head of the Initiative
for Defense of Liberated Areas, who used to be the commander of
the battalion of Shushi, on July 12 at the National Press Club. He
announced that soon they will announce to the public about their
activities and methods for the prevention of reproduction of power. "I
think this is a priority for all of us," says Jirayr Sefilyan.
It is interesting to know the attitude of the political sphere,
particularly the opposition towards this initiative. The point is that
several months ago when, according to Jirayr Sefilyan, Serge Sargsyan
told the command of the army about the intention to return territories,
Sefilyan proposed launching a campaign for deposal of Serge Sargsyan,
which was addressed to the opposition. "Our proposal was addressed to
the political forces, that when the minister of defense expressed
such thoughts in the presence of the command in the absence of
the media, such a minister cannot be tolerated. My proposal was
an opportunity for the opposition to reach some result by stepping
up a campaign. Unfortunately, the proposal remained up in the air,
you know the opposition is divided, and so on. Some oppositionists
endorsed my proposal, but we did not want them to endorse it, we
wanted them to initiate something," says Jirayr Sefilyan.
For the new initiative, Jirayr Sefilyan thinks it has both long-term
and current problems. Jirayr Sefilyan says he will tell about
long-term goals later. "For the time being, when we say we won't
let them reproduce, we first need to become organized, and we will
become organized to prevent electoral fraud. It does not matter who is
from opposition. In other words, we are not saying who will be good,
one will pass or another. It does not matter who it is going to be,
but let this pair go home. This is for sure. Even if we do not approve
the new ones, it will take them several years to reach their monstrous
level of brazenness. In other words, we will live in a country with
a better atmosphere for at least several years," says Jirayr Sefilyan.
According to him, no normal election has been held in Armenia over
the past 15 years, all of them were marred by fraud, and there was no
force to prevent it. "We are willing to create that force," says Jirayr
Sefilyan, adding that the government will not be allowed to strike
people, independent from "who rounded them up in front of the Opera
or in Baghramyan Street." Jirayr Sefilyan says they still remember
April 12, the guilty will have to account, and they will always stand
between men with truncheons and people to protect people from blows.