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NA EXTRAORDINARY SESSION ON HARSNAKAR CASE
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country26731.html
Published: 15:37:23 - 02/07/2012
The case of Harsnakar has been viewed since the beginning as a purely
legal one and has gained political hue. Those guilty who beat the
military doctor to death will most probably serve a sentence, and
thus the legal aspect of the issue will be ensured.
But no protests are held with the demand to punish the killers. The
incident of Harsnakar was perceived as an impudent challenge of the
oligarchic system of Armenia to the society and each of us. Many
protesters held up posters "I'm Vahe Avetyan" because any of us could
be in Vahe's place.
This incident is blatant not only because the society has changed
and is now ready to fight for its rights. This is the case when
the authorities and its henchmen cannot blame either the victim or
the society that defends him for fulfilling someone's order. When
Mashtots Park activists were trying to pull out the bolt from the
illegal boutiques, many people said that they were fulfilling someone's
order and it was not real struggle for honor or dignity. This was the
reason why most political forces did not join the fight being afraid
of working for "foreign" interests.
In Vahe Avetyan's case, no one can say that this is an order that
Vahe was beaten up for opposition positions or activities. So, the
protests in memory of Vahe may be a precedent of combination of civil
and political fight.
Representatives of at least three parliamentary forces take part
in protests - the Armenian National Congress, Dashnaktsutyun and
Heritage. MP Vartan Oskanian, Prosperous Armenia, also condemned
the incident.
Former civil initiatives could have grown into a big movement if they
were supported at the political level. But the major Armenian parties
somehow shy away from civil initiatives, while civil activists do
not want to get "marred" by politics. Because of these complexes,
the civil and oppositional movement is moving towards the same goal
by different ways, not helping but hindering each other.
Levon Zurabyan, as well as other representatives of other forces say
that Ruben Hayrapetyan must not be a member of parliament. And we need
to expect that they will raise this issue in the NA sessions. It
happened so that the parliament is currently on leave but the
opposition should demand an extraordinary session to discuss this
important matter.
The civil initiatives may support them in the street and achieve a
political decision on their civil claim and removal of at least one
oligarch. So far the authorities may have harmed the interests of
the oligarchs but never touched their "body".
If the opposition and the civil movement do not shy away from each
other, the oligarchy will destroy them separately. Together they are
a real force.
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country26731.html
Published: 15:37:23 - 02/07/2012
The case of Harsnakar has been viewed since the beginning as a purely
legal one and has gained political hue. Those guilty who beat the
military doctor to death will most probably serve a sentence, and
thus the legal aspect of the issue will be ensured.
But no protests are held with the demand to punish the killers. The
incident of Harsnakar was perceived as an impudent challenge of the
oligarchic system of Armenia to the society and each of us. Many
protesters held up posters "I'm Vahe Avetyan" because any of us could
be in Vahe's place.
This incident is blatant not only because the society has changed
and is now ready to fight for its rights. This is the case when
the authorities and its henchmen cannot blame either the victim or
the society that defends him for fulfilling someone's order. When
Mashtots Park activists were trying to pull out the bolt from the
illegal boutiques, many people said that they were fulfilling someone's
order and it was not real struggle for honor or dignity. This was the
reason why most political forces did not join the fight being afraid
of working for "foreign" interests.
In Vahe Avetyan's case, no one can say that this is an order that
Vahe was beaten up for opposition positions or activities. So, the
protests in memory of Vahe may be a precedent of combination of civil
and political fight.
Representatives of at least three parliamentary forces take part
in protests - the Armenian National Congress, Dashnaktsutyun and
Heritage. MP Vartan Oskanian, Prosperous Armenia, also condemned
the incident.
Former civil initiatives could have grown into a big movement if they
were supported at the political level. But the major Armenian parties
somehow shy away from civil initiatives, while civil activists do
not want to get "marred" by politics. Because of these complexes,
the civil and oppositional movement is moving towards the same goal
by different ways, not helping but hindering each other.
Levon Zurabyan, as well as other representatives of other forces say
that Ruben Hayrapetyan must not be a member of parliament. And we need
to expect that they will raise this issue in the NA sessions. It
happened so that the parliament is currently on leave but the
opposition should demand an extraordinary session to discuss this
important matter.
The civil initiatives may support them in the street and achieve a
political decision on their civil claim and removal of at least one
oligarch. So far the authorities may have harmed the interests of
the oligarchs but never touched their "body".
If the opposition and the civil movement do not shy away from each
other, the oligarchy will destroy them separately. Together they are
a real force.