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PRO - LEVON OPPOSITION EXHAUSTS ITS MISSION
LILIT POGHOSYAN
Hayots Ashkhar Daily
Published on July 05, 2008
Armenia
Director of `Sociometer' independent sociological research center
Aharon Adibekyan responds to the questions of `Hayots Ashkharh' daily.
`Ter-Petrosyan announces that he is ready to yield and start
negotiations with the Prime Minister, if the `criminal' ruling power
agrees to release all the `political prisoners'. In such circumstances
is it possible to speak about a dialogue between the ruling power and
the opposition.'
`The court procedures show that some part of the detainees that didn't
play an active role in the massive disorder are released and the other
part of the detainees face conditional punishment. But those who
intentionally committed crimes must be punished.
If the conversation is about the `political' figures it is a really
disputable issue and it would be better if we invite international
experts to give advice to our law enforcers in this respect. If you
insult the policeman, in a very tensed situation, it is a punishable
act and you will definitely be punished, in any other country, no
matter who you are.
And I don't think it is accepted in the international practice to
employ double standard approach towards the so-called political
figures. It should serve as a lesson for the opposition. They must know
that no one has the right to breach the law and be unpunished. Based on
the logic of 1988, Levon Ter-Petrosyan and his supporters must probably
think that if the people have risen then they can do anything. But it
is far not like that, moreover if you come out not in the name of the
whole nation but part of it.
In my view opposition is searching its new mission. No government is
perfect. It has small and big gaps. You can always find reasons to
criticize the government. But it should be in a constructive domain.
Unfortunately the group that considers itself opposition doesn't have
this perception and analytic abilities, to make a good choice and to
put forward a real alternative.'
`Recently Ter-Petrosyan made a sensational announcement, saying that
after March 1 Armenia's international rating didn't fall. Only the
ruling power has been discredited, and Armenia's democratic rating has
risen abruptly, due to certain `peace-loving citizens' who are ready to
die for `freedom'. Do you agree with that standpoint?'
`Because of Ter-Petrosyan Armenia's international rating dropped three
times. First it was in 1996, when suffering defeat during the elections
he remained in power, by Vazgen Sargsyan's help. At that time all the
programs linked with Armenia were frozen and stopped.
The second was in 1998 when he resigned. It turned out that Armenia was
not ready to ensure democratic development and that resignation was the
only way to change power.
The third was `March 1' and this is a bit regular, in some sense,
because Ter-Petrosyan has got a deconstructive mentality and his
historic mission was the collapse of the Soviet system, as in case of
Gamsakhurdia and Elchibey.
LILIT POGHOSYAN
Hayots Ashkhar Daily
Published on July 05, 2008
Armenia
Director of `Sociometer' independent sociological research center
Aharon Adibekyan responds to the questions of `Hayots Ashkharh' daily.
`Ter-Petrosyan announces that he is ready to yield and start
negotiations with the Prime Minister, if the `criminal' ruling power
agrees to release all the `political prisoners'. In such circumstances
is it possible to speak about a dialogue between the ruling power and
the opposition.'
`The court procedures show that some part of the detainees that didn't
play an active role in the massive disorder are released and the other
part of the detainees face conditional punishment. But those who
intentionally committed crimes must be punished.
If the conversation is about the `political' figures it is a really
disputable issue and it would be better if we invite international
experts to give advice to our law enforcers in this respect. If you
insult the policeman, in a very tensed situation, it is a punishable
act and you will definitely be punished, in any other country, no
matter who you are.
And I don't think it is accepted in the international practice to
employ double standard approach towards the so-called political
figures. It should serve as a lesson for the opposition. They must know
that no one has the right to breach the law and be unpunished. Based on
the logic of 1988, Levon Ter-Petrosyan and his supporters must probably
think that if the people have risen then they can do anything. But it
is far not like that, moreover if you come out not in the name of the
whole nation but part of it.
In my view opposition is searching its new mission. No government is
perfect. It has small and big gaps. You can always find reasons to
criticize the government. But it should be in a constructive domain.
Unfortunately the group that considers itself opposition doesn't have
this perception and analytic abilities, to make a good choice and to
put forward a real alternative.'
`Recently Ter-Petrosyan made a sensational announcement, saying that
after March 1 Armenia's international rating didn't fall. Only the
ruling power has been discredited, and Armenia's democratic rating has
risen abruptly, due to certain `peace-loving citizens' who are ready to
die for `freedom'. Do you agree with that standpoint?'
`Because of Ter-Petrosyan Armenia's international rating dropped three
times. First it was in 1996, when suffering defeat during the elections
he remained in power, by Vazgen Sargsyan's help. At that time all the
programs linked with Armenia were frozen and stopped.
The second was in 1998 when he resigned. It turned out that Armenia was
not ready to ensure democratic development and that resignation was the
only way to change power.
The third was `March 1' and this is a bit regular, in some sense,
because Ter-Petrosyan has got a deconstructive mentality and his
historic mission was the collapse of the Soviet system, as in case of
Gamsakhurdia and Elchibey.