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FUNDAMENTAL REFORM
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country24184.html
Published: 13:23:01 - 14/11/2011
The Haykakan Zhamanak reported that the case involving Sashik
Sargsyan's and Ruben Hairapetyan's bodyguards has been dismissed. They
will not be held responsible for the shooting at the Harsnakar
Restaurant.
So, everything is fine now, otherwise it would be strange if the
authorities punished the bodyguards of the president's brother and his
close oligarchs. After all, Serzh Sargsyan did not instruct them not
to have bodyguards and not to let them shoot wherever they want. He
only said they must not have long escorts.
So, they cannot hold responsible for something which is not a violation
of the president's instruction.
Otherwise, it will mean that fundamental and courageous reforms have
been launched, and it does not matter whether the offender is a common
citizen, an opposition activist, an oligarch or his bodyguard close
to the government. The law enforcement system will not pay attention
to their social status any more.
But everyone can breathe with relief now. Everything is as it used
to be. Again, the top government ensures the international community
and the citizens of Armenia that it is committed to reforms but they
change nothing for their own families, friends and oligarchy.
Does it happen so? Hardly ever! The point is that in Armenia the word
reform is a synonym to violation of the personal interests of the
oligarchy and the government. It does not matter whether the reform
will be carried out along a revolutionary, evolutionary or fundamental
path. It will remain a synonym of violation of the personal interests
of the ruling elite because the interest of the ruling elite is the
synonym of illegality in Armenia.
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country24184.html
Published: 13:23:01 - 14/11/2011
The Haykakan Zhamanak reported that the case involving Sashik
Sargsyan's and Ruben Hairapetyan's bodyguards has been dismissed. They
will not be held responsible for the shooting at the Harsnakar
Restaurant.
So, everything is fine now, otherwise it would be strange if the
authorities punished the bodyguards of the president's brother and his
close oligarchs. After all, Serzh Sargsyan did not instruct them not
to have bodyguards and not to let them shoot wherever they want. He
only said they must not have long escorts.
So, they cannot hold responsible for something which is not a violation
of the president's instruction.
Otherwise, it will mean that fundamental and courageous reforms have
been launched, and it does not matter whether the offender is a common
citizen, an opposition activist, an oligarch or his bodyguard close
to the government. The law enforcement system will not pay attention
to their social status any more.
But everyone can breathe with relief now. Everything is as it used
to be. Again, the top government ensures the international community
and the citizens of Armenia that it is committed to reforms but they
change nothing for their own families, friends and oligarchy.
Does it happen so? Hardly ever! The point is that in Armenia the word
reform is a synonym to violation of the personal interests of the
oligarchy and the government. It does not matter whether the reform
will be carried out along a revolutionary, evolutionary or fundamental
path. It will remain a synonym of violation of the personal interests
of the ruling elite because the interest of the ruling elite is the
synonym of illegality in Armenia.