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ARMENIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS CONSIDERS POLITICAL PRISONERS' RELEASE TO BE ITS VICTORY
Noyan Tapan
July 3, 2009
YEREVAN. JULY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The amnesty and political prisoners'
release were not expression of President Serzh Sargsyan's good will,
but were the result of long-lasting and consistent struggle of the
Armenian National Congress' supporters. Expressing this confidence,
ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrosian also mentioned at the July 2 rally that
none of the released political prisoners asked for amnesty, despaired,
gave evidence against his friends and gave up further struggle. In
his opinion, the authorities were defeated, as they did not achieve
their main purpose: to suppress the people's movement by arresting
the opposition leaders.
In L. Ter-Petrosian's words, they would not have gained this victory
if the Congress had followed the advice of supporters of digressing
from the way of constitutional struggle. He gave the Georgian
opposition's example which lost its strength by regularly holding
actions of protest.
The Congress head mentioned that the amnesty was a political action
the goal of which was to reduce the tension in society. However
nothing changed in the relations between society and the authorities
after the political prisoners' release. And the fact that part of
opposition figures is still kept imprisoned will further strengthen
the struggle. In L. Ter-Petrosian's words, the opposition will go
on struggling for Sasun Mikayelian's, Nikol Pashinian's and other
political prisoners' release.
Noyan Tapan
July 3, 2009
YEREVAN. JULY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The amnesty and political prisoners'
release were not expression of President Serzh Sargsyan's good will,
but were the result of long-lasting and consistent struggle of the
Armenian National Congress' supporters. Expressing this confidence,
ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrosian also mentioned at the July 2 rally that
none of the released political prisoners asked for amnesty, despaired,
gave evidence against his friends and gave up further struggle. In
his opinion, the authorities were defeated, as they did not achieve
their main purpose: to suppress the people's movement by arresting
the opposition leaders.
In L. Ter-Petrosian's words, they would not have gained this victory
if the Congress had followed the advice of supporters of digressing
from the way of constitutional struggle. He gave the Georgian
opposition's example which lost its strength by regularly holding
actions of protest.
The Congress head mentioned that the amnesty was a political action
the goal of which was to reduce the tension in society. However
nothing changed in the relations between society and the authorities
after the political prisoners' release. And the fact that part of
opposition figures is still kept imprisoned will further strengthen
the struggle. In L. Ter-Petrosian's words, the opposition will go
on struggling for Sasun Mikayelian's, Nikol Pashinian's and other
political prisoners' release.