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THE IMPRESSION IS THAT ARMEN HARUTYUNYAN IS THE DEFENDER OF ONLY OPPOSITION'S RIGHTS: SHARMAZANOV
Tert.am
09.07.10
Armenia's ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan is not a human rights
defender but rather the defender of opposition's rights, MP from
the Republican Party of Armenia Eduard Sharmazanov told Tert.am,
referring to Ombudsman's recent report that mainly focused on the
right of freedom of speech in Armenia.
"I have previously had a chance to get familiar with Ombudsman's
reports, and the impression has always been that that man is only the
defender of opposition's rights rather than human rights defender. But
after the recent report it turned out that it becomes a regular habit
[for him] to prepare one-sided reports that defend the rights of
opposition, which I think will not contribute to the democratization
of our country," said Sharmazanov, adding that Armen Harutyunyan had
better prepare comprehensive reports instead of the one-sided ones.
"If we speak about what is bad, then they should also point to what
is good," noted Sharmazanov.
Asked whether or not there are problems in Armenia related to
restrictions on freedom of speech, he said: "We do agree that there
are such problems. The administration of [Armenia's President] Serzh
Sargsyan differs [from previous ones] in the sense that it does not
hide problems, but while speaking about problems, progress should
also be spoken about."
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
09.07.10
Armenia's ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan is not a human rights
defender but rather the defender of opposition's rights, MP from
the Republican Party of Armenia Eduard Sharmazanov told Tert.am,
referring to Ombudsman's recent report that mainly focused on the
right of freedom of speech in Armenia.
"I have previously had a chance to get familiar with Ombudsman's
reports, and the impression has always been that that man is only the
defender of opposition's rights rather than human rights defender. But
after the recent report it turned out that it becomes a regular habit
[for him] to prepare one-sided reports that defend the rights of
opposition, which I think will not contribute to the democratization
of our country," said Sharmazanov, adding that Armen Harutyunyan had
better prepare comprehensive reports instead of the one-sided ones.
"If we speak about what is bad, then they should also point to what
is good," noted Sharmazanov.
Asked whether or not there are problems in Armenia related to
restrictions on freedom of speech, he said: "We do agree that there
are such problems. The administration of [Armenia's President] Serzh
Sargsyan differs [from previous ones] in the sense that it does not
hide problems, but while speaking about problems, progress should
also be spoken about."
From: A. Papazian