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Investigation of March 1 will Be Dosed
NAIRA HAYRUMYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country21859.html
Published: 16:15:54 - 19/05/2011
Most politicians and social activists already express doubt that the
new turn of investigation of the March 1 events may lead to the
revelation of the case. Among the reasons for pessimism is mentioned
the same group of detectives assigned to investigate the case earlier.
And since the investigators did not reveal the crime then because they
had corresponding political instructions, now they are probably
fulfilling other instructions. And this makes an independent
investigation highly doubtful.
What is the instruction from above this time? There may be two
options. Either full freedom of action has been granted or a `dose' of
charges has been measured out which must be put forward, as well as a
group of people is designated to be involved in the investigation of
the case. Most probably, this group of people has not been chosen yet
and the list depends on the political conjuncture, on how these people
will behave and what relations they will set up with Serzh Sargsyan.
The first on this list is believed to be Robert Kocharyan. No charges
have been brought against him yet but it has been announced that he
may be interrogated. It means Kocharyan is given some time to make a
choice between a confrontation with Serzh Sargsyan and the Congress or
reassurance that he will not run in the upcoming elections and will
wait for the next elections. The investigative bodies are looking
forward to this to launch the investigation or to announce that no new
circumstances have been revealed.
However, others may appear on the list as well. These may be the
oligarchs whose bodyguards were noticed on March 1. They also have to
announce about their plans. Ruben Hairapetyan, for instance, announced
that he is not going to run in the parliamentary elections, whereas
Gagik Tsarukyan has already launched his election campaign.
Were there not for the political conditions, March 1 would have
already been revealed because the legal questions are few, and it is
simple to reveal them.
The questions are the following: was the state of emergency justified
on March 1, who ordered to deploy the army, who shot at the peaceful
demonstrators, who robbed the shops and why selectively, what did the
bodyguards of the oligarchs do on that day? If the new investigation
is not going to answer these questions, it is meaningless. Especially
that the investigation has been initiated as a political leverage.
An ordinary investigation is possible only if the people who have
covered up the case so far are convicted. And those who have been
arrested and convicted and served 3.5 years in jail for political
reasons receive compensation and apologies instead of doing them the
`favor' of amnesty.
NAIRA HAYRUMYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country21859.html
Published: 16:15:54 - 19/05/2011
Most politicians and social activists already express doubt that the
new turn of investigation of the March 1 events may lead to the
revelation of the case. Among the reasons for pessimism is mentioned
the same group of detectives assigned to investigate the case earlier.
And since the investigators did not reveal the crime then because they
had corresponding political instructions, now they are probably
fulfilling other instructions. And this makes an independent
investigation highly doubtful.
What is the instruction from above this time? There may be two
options. Either full freedom of action has been granted or a `dose' of
charges has been measured out which must be put forward, as well as a
group of people is designated to be involved in the investigation of
the case. Most probably, this group of people has not been chosen yet
and the list depends on the political conjuncture, on how these people
will behave and what relations they will set up with Serzh Sargsyan.
The first on this list is believed to be Robert Kocharyan. No charges
have been brought against him yet but it has been announced that he
may be interrogated. It means Kocharyan is given some time to make a
choice between a confrontation with Serzh Sargsyan and the Congress or
reassurance that he will not run in the upcoming elections and will
wait for the next elections. The investigative bodies are looking
forward to this to launch the investigation or to announce that no new
circumstances have been revealed.
However, others may appear on the list as well. These may be the
oligarchs whose bodyguards were noticed on March 1. They also have to
announce about their plans. Ruben Hairapetyan, for instance, announced
that he is not going to run in the parliamentary elections, whereas
Gagik Tsarukyan has already launched his election campaign.
Were there not for the political conditions, March 1 would have
already been revealed because the legal questions are few, and it is
simple to reveal them.
The questions are the following: was the state of emergency justified
on March 1, who ordered to deploy the army, who shot at the peaceful
demonstrators, who robbed the shops and why selectively, what did the
bodyguards of the oligarchs do on that day? If the new investigation
is not going to answer these questions, it is meaningless. Especially
that the investigation has been initiated as a political leverage.
An ordinary investigation is possible only if the people who have
covered up the case so far are convicted. And those who have been
arrested and convicted and served 3.5 years in jail for political
reasons receive compensation and apologies instead of doing them the
`favor' of amnesty.