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WHAT WORRIED SERGE SARGSYAN
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments21024.html
Published: 10:38:25 - 14/03/2011
It is difficult to remember when Serge Sargsyan dwelt on the home
political situation last. On March 12, he broke his home political
"silence" in Tsakhkadzor. One day earlier, he had called a conference
at the office of the president on economic issues, which, though,
had an evident home political context since Serge Sargsyan had dwelt
on social issues which engrave the home political situation.
What forces Serge Sargsyan dwell on the home political situation? Was
it the pre-election logic, when it is necessary to pass to concrete
propaganda actions to expect concrete effect? Or it was the expectation
of the opposition's March 17 rally. After all, Serge Sargsyan's
two-day dwelling on home policy can be also considered dealing with
the 15 demands of the opposition. Perhaps, Serge Sargsyan tried to
weaken the oppositional expectations present in the country.
Sure, Serge Sargsyan did not directly dwell on those demands, but
given the topics he touched upon in these two days, we can see that
they were the same of the opposition's 15 demands, sure with some
exceptions, since there was no word on the political prisoners and
the March 1 issue.
Instead, Serge Sargsyan hinted that there will be no resignation of
the premier in the nearest future, at least until May-June period.
Instead, he promised changes in the police, judicial system and the tax
and customs departments, without going into details. For example, will
the police refrain from provocations at the upcoming March 17 rally,
or will it not close roads etc? Or maybe Serge Sargsyan's promised
changes are due to be held after March 17, so, the police will act in
accord with its traditional methods, with which it arrested yesterday
HAK member Samson Khachatryan.
Will the Chief of Police, who, several days ago, threatened to
MPs and protesters not to deal with the Police, be replaced? Will
any high ranking official from the Prosecutor's office, someone,
who is unable to "reveal" those, who ordered to shoot on March 1,
be replaced? Will the Chairman of the State Revenue Committee, who
is considered one of the major businessmen of Armenia, be changed?
What form Serge Sargsyan's promised changes will have? By now, he made
other replacements at the Mayor's office, the Ministry of Justice,
Fund of Social Investments, ministries of the social block, but none
of these hanges brought to anything essential or tangible. Sure,
the time passed after these changes is little, but the people's
patience too. Serge Sargsyan realizes this very well, otherwise he
would hardly have made such a large-scale and unprecedented step for
the last months dwelling on the home political situation.
It was him to ask the Premier not to accept any justification if
instructions are not fulfilled. At a March 11 conference, Serge
Sargsyan was saying, "We do not need justifications". While, "time
is necessary" phrase is a justification, and if the power speaks this
way for staff or quality changes, as if time is necessary to achieve
a result, so, the power is just justifying itself.
From: A. Papazian
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments21024.html
Published: 10:38:25 - 14/03/2011
It is difficult to remember when Serge Sargsyan dwelt on the home
political situation last. On March 12, he broke his home political
"silence" in Tsakhkadzor. One day earlier, he had called a conference
at the office of the president on economic issues, which, though,
had an evident home political context since Serge Sargsyan had dwelt
on social issues which engrave the home political situation.
What forces Serge Sargsyan dwell on the home political situation? Was
it the pre-election logic, when it is necessary to pass to concrete
propaganda actions to expect concrete effect? Or it was the expectation
of the opposition's March 17 rally. After all, Serge Sargsyan's
two-day dwelling on home policy can be also considered dealing with
the 15 demands of the opposition. Perhaps, Serge Sargsyan tried to
weaken the oppositional expectations present in the country.
Sure, Serge Sargsyan did not directly dwell on those demands, but
given the topics he touched upon in these two days, we can see that
they were the same of the opposition's 15 demands, sure with some
exceptions, since there was no word on the political prisoners and
the March 1 issue.
Instead, Serge Sargsyan hinted that there will be no resignation of
the premier in the nearest future, at least until May-June period.
Instead, he promised changes in the police, judicial system and the tax
and customs departments, without going into details. For example, will
the police refrain from provocations at the upcoming March 17 rally,
or will it not close roads etc? Or maybe Serge Sargsyan's promised
changes are due to be held after March 17, so, the police will act in
accord with its traditional methods, with which it arrested yesterday
HAK member Samson Khachatryan.
Will the Chief of Police, who, several days ago, threatened to
MPs and protesters not to deal with the Police, be replaced? Will
any high ranking official from the Prosecutor's office, someone,
who is unable to "reveal" those, who ordered to shoot on March 1,
be replaced? Will the Chairman of the State Revenue Committee, who
is considered one of the major businessmen of Armenia, be changed?
What form Serge Sargsyan's promised changes will have? By now, he made
other replacements at the Mayor's office, the Ministry of Justice,
Fund of Social Investments, ministries of the social block, but none
of these hanges brought to anything essential or tangible. Sure,
the time passed after these changes is little, but the people's
patience too. Serge Sargsyan realizes this very well, otherwise he
would hardly have made such a large-scale and unprecedented step for
the last months dwelling on the home political situation.
It was him to ask the Premier not to accept any justification if
instructions are not fulfilled. At a March 11 conference, Serge
Sargsyan was saying, "We do not need justifications". While, "time
is necessary" phrase is a justification, and if the power speaks this
way for staff or quality changes, as if time is necessary to achieve
a result, so, the power is just justifying itself.
From: A. Papazian