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NEW AD HOC COMMITTEE MUST EXPOSE PERSONS GUILTY OF TEN DEATHS - ARMENIAN MP
TERT.AM
28.11.12
A new ad hoc parliamentary committee should be formed to investigate
the tragic events in Armenia's capital on March 1, 2008.
The committee is expected to take a fresh view of the evidence gathered
by its predecessor and find out if the decisions made by the police,
prosecutor's office and military were sound ones.
The committee's priority task is to expose the persons really guilty
of the ten deaths and call them to account, Gagik Jhangiryan, a member
of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) parliamentary group, stated
at a meeting of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs in
Armenia's parliament.
"If the committee finds out that the decisions were sound ones,
I will be grateful to our parliament and police," he said.
The MP assured the meeting that, in contrast to the previous committee,
the new one has the only task of assessing the decisions.
"If at least five or six of the ten murder cases had been solved,
I would not bring forward this bill. I am sure that the victims'
parents would understand that their sons' murder would one day be
solved if the five or six had been solved," Mr Jhangiryan said.
"We must find it out. We have ten victims in the presence of thousands
of policemen and troops," he added.
The opposition MP pointed out a number of shortcomings in the
previous committee's activities. For example, all the ten victims
were involved in the criminal case as "participants in mass riots,"
which is disgrace.
"If, according to the prosecution, the participants committed the
murders, find them and hold responsible," Mr Jhangiryan said.
On the other hand, despite "their efforts," the law-enforcers failed
to charge a single one of more than 100 political prisoners with
illegally possessing or using arms.
"This means the opposition did not use any arms. There is no video
that would show the opposition opening fire. They are only shown to
be throwing stones," the opposition MP said.
"The National Assembly speaker said we listen to reasonable proposals
and meet them half-way. So, I am hopeful they will do so this time,"
he said.
Head of the Committee David Harutyunyan, who was chairing the
session, said he is interested in several questions whose answers
they will try to get from the Special Investigative Service and the
Government. He asked for continuing the debate on Monday morning and
issuing a decision based on official responses. The proposal received
a unanimous approval.
The hearings were also attended by the parents of the 10 individuals
who died during the March 2008 post-electoral turmoil.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
TERT.AM
28.11.12
A new ad hoc parliamentary committee should be formed to investigate
the tragic events in Armenia's capital on March 1, 2008.
The committee is expected to take a fresh view of the evidence gathered
by its predecessor and find out if the decisions made by the police,
prosecutor's office and military were sound ones.
The committee's priority task is to expose the persons really guilty
of the ten deaths and call them to account, Gagik Jhangiryan, a member
of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) parliamentary group, stated
at a meeting of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs in
Armenia's parliament.
"If the committee finds out that the decisions were sound ones,
I will be grateful to our parliament and police," he said.
The MP assured the meeting that, in contrast to the previous committee,
the new one has the only task of assessing the decisions.
"If at least five or six of the ten murder cases had been solved,
I would not bring forward this bill. I am sure that the victims'
parents would understand that their sons' murder would one day be
solved if the five or six had been solved," Mr Jhangiryan said.
"We must find it out. We have ten victims in the presence of thousands
of policemen and troops," he added.
The opposition MP pointed out a number of shortcomings in the
previous committee's activities. For example, all the ten victims
were involved in the criminal case as "participants in mass riots,"
which is disgrace.
"If, according to the prosecution, the participants committed the
murders, find them and hold responsible," Mr Jhangiryan said.
On the other hand, despite "their efforts," the law-enforcers failed
to charge a single one of more than 100 political prisoners with
illegally possessing or using arms.
"This means the opposition did not use any arms. There is no video
that would show the opposition opening fire. They are only shown to
be throwing stones," the opposition MP said.
"The National Assembly speaker said we listen to reasonable proposals
and meet them half-way. So, I am hopeful they will do so this time,"
he said.
Head of the Committee David Harutyunyan, who was chairing the
session, said he is interested in several questions whose answers
they will try to get from the Special Investigative Service and the
Government. He asked for continuing the debate on Monday morning and
issuing a decision based on official responses. The proposal received
a unanimous approval.
The hearings were also attended by the parents of the 10 individuals
who died during the March 2008 post-electoral turmoil.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress