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KARABAKH WAR HERO: CURRENT ARMENIAN ARMY IS FOR THE POOR ONLY
ArmInfo
2010-11-26 13:39:00
ArmInfo. To change the state of affairs in the Armenian army, one
should change the political elite in the country, Zhirayr Sefilyan,
Karabakh War hero, Commander of Shushi Battalion, told media on Friday
when commenting on the recent shootings in the army.
He said that such tragic incidents will happen also in future as long
as army is the place of the poor only and the army commanders are
becoming richer and neglecting their direct duties amid the prospering
corruption and bribery in the army. Sefilyan is sure that a shattered
army means an end to the statehood. In response to ArmInfo's question
saying that impunity aggravates the situation, Sefilyan said: "even
those guilty in the incidents are the victims of the corrupt system."
He is sure that in the current state of affairs punishment of the
guilty persons is an attempt to liquidate investigation. "It is
necessary to liquidate the reason of such incidents which is concealed
in the activity of the authorities. Even a change of the army command
and dismissal of several generals will not help in such situation,"
Sefilyan said. It is high time to understand that army cannot be a
close structure, he said, it must be controllable and open for public.
As regards the effect from criticism, Sefilyan said that one should
take into account who and why criticizes the army, considering the
upward trends of army evasion in the country.
Asked if he expects that his words will be heard by the authorities,
Sefilyan said: "We do not pin such hopes, we just try our best to
reduce the number of victims in the army."
To recall, Zhirayr Sefilyan was arrested in 2006 and served a 1.5
year in prison for "illegal keeping of weapons."
From: A. Papazian
ArmInfo
2010-11-26 13:39:00
ArmInfo. To change the state of affairs in the Armenian army, one
should change the political elite in the country, Zhirayr Sefilyan,
Karabakh War hero, Commander of Shushi Battalion, told media on Friday
when commenting on the recent shootings in the army.
He said that such tragic incidents will happen also in future as long
as army is the place of the poor only and the army commanders are
becoming richer and neglecting their direct duties amid the prospering
corruption and bribery in the army. Sefilyan is sure that a shattered
army means an end to the statehood. In response to ArmInfo's question
saying that impunity aggravates the situation, Sefilyan said: "even
those guilty in the incidents are the victims of the corrupt system."
He is sure that in the current state of affairs punishment of the
guilty persons is an attempt to liquidate investigation. "It is
necessary to liquidate the reason of such incidents which is concealed
in the activity of the authorities. Even a change of the army command
and dismissal of several generals will not help in such situation,"
Sefilyan said. It is high time to understand that army cannot be a
close structure, he said, it must be controllable and open for public.
As regards the effect from criticism, Sefilyan said that one should
take into account who and why criticizes the army, considering the
upward trends of army evasion in the country.
Asked if he expects that his words will be heard by the authorities,
Sefilyan said: "We do not pin such hopes, we just try our best to
reduce the number of victims in the army."
To recall, Zhirayr Sefilyan was arrested in 2006 and served a 1.5
year in prison for "illegal keeping of weapons."
From: A. Papazian