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ARMENIA'S DEFENSE MINISTER PROMISES TO 'SEE WHAT HE CAN DO' IN CASE OF KILLED SOLDER MOVED TO IDJEVAN
epress.am
02.16.2012
Gathered outside the Government of Armenia building in Yerevan again
today were activists and family members of young men killed in the army
during peacetime. One of such family members, Tsovinar Nazaryan, sister
of rifle platoon commander Artak Nazaryan, who died on Jul. 27, 2010,
drew attention to the fact that her brother's case, along with those
of opposition activist Tigran Araqelyan (accused of hooliganism) and
former traffic police chief Margar Ohanyan (accused of embezzlement)
always happen to be assigned on the same days. This fact, coupled with
moving her brother's case to the northern Armenian city of Idjevan,
has led her to believe that there are directives from state officials
up above. Tsovinar is convinced that all three high-profile court
cases (which frequently are covered by the press) are booked on the
same days so that the media is unable to cover each case in depth
and thus, the public is not informed of serious developments.
Later, Artak Nazaryan's mother, Hasmik Hovhannisyan, approached
Armenian Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan who left the building
after the regular Thursday government meeting concluded. Following
her were members of the press.
Seeing the reporters, Ohanyan said, "Are you going to follow me all
the way? Let's go to the Ministry of Defense offices together by foot.
Shall we go, shall we go to the defense ministry together? Let's go
by foot."
Hovhannisyan asked the defense minister (pictured below, center
right, with glasses) to move the court sessions of her son's case
back to Yerevan. The minister pointed out that he has created all
the necessary conditions for the parties to get to Idjevan.
Hovhannisyan said in this sense, she has no objections and for this
she thanks him; nevertheless, according to her, "the trial has to be
brought to Yerevan." Ohanyan then promised that he will see what he
can do again.
The defense minister continued speaking with several parents of killed
soldiers, while the Epress.am correspondent on the scene noticed
an angry dispute between a man and two women and the protesting
parents nearby.
The man and two women were urging demonstrators not to blame Seyran
Ohanyan as he's a good man and has done many good things. This
infuriated some of the parents, one of whom shouted, "Who said he's
a bad man? Everyone is a good person for themselves, what do we care."
The altercation continued for some time until police and others
gathered outside intervened.
epress.am
02.16.2012
Gathered outside the Government of Armenia building in Yerevan again
today were activists and family members of young men killed in the army
during peacetime. One of such family members, Tsovinar Nazaryan, sister
of rifle platoon commander Artak Nazaryan, who died on Jul. 27, 2010,
drew attention to the fact that her brother's case, along with those
of opposition activist Tigran Araqelyan (accused of hooliganism) and
former traffic police chief Margar Ohanyan (accused of embezzlement)
always happen to be assigned on the same days. This fact, coupled with
moving her brother's case to the northern Armenian city of Idjevan,
has led her to believe that there are directives from state officials
up above. Tsovinar is convinced that all three high-profile court
cases (which frequently are covered by the press) are booked on the
same days so that the media is unable to cover each case in depth
and thus, the public is not informed of serious developments.
Later, Artak Nazaryan's mother, Hasmik Hovhannisyan, approached
Armenian Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan who left the building
after the regular Thursday government meeting concluded. Following
her were members of the press.
Seeing the reporters, Ohanyan said, "Are you going to follow me all
the way? Let's go to the Ministry of Defense offices together by foot.
Shall we go, shall we go to the defense ministry together? Let's go
by foot."
Hovhannisyan asked the defense minister (pictured below, center
right, with glasses) to move the court sessions of her son's case
back to Yerevan. The minister pointed out that he has created all
the necessary conditions for the parties to get to Idjevan.
Hovhannisyan said in this sense, she has no objections and for this
she thanks him; nevertheless, according to her, "the trial has to be
brought to Yerevan." Ohanyan then promised that he will see what he
can do again.
The defense minister continued speaking with several parents of killed
soldiers, while the Epress.am correspondent on the scene noticed
an angry dispute between a man and two women and the protesting
parents nearby.
The man and two women were urging demonstrators not to blame Seyran
Ohanyan as he's a good man and has done many good things. This
infuriated some of the parents, one of whom shouted, "Who said he's
a bad man? Everyone is a good person for themselves, what do we care."
The altercation continued for some time until police and others
gathered outside intervened.