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CONGRESS DEFENDING KOCHARYAN
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments27827.html
Published: 12:45:00 - 24/10/2012
The Armenian National Congress decided to raise a very important
issue for the whole Armenia - redistribution of property. The head
of the Congress parliamentary group, Levon Zurabyan told RFE/RL that
Serzh Sargsyan, after reelection, will try to seize the property from
Robert Kocharyan, Gagik Tsarukyan and Prosperous Armenia Party.
Why did the issue on the redistribution of property occur now? After
all, Serzh Sargsyan has been the president for five years already,
and if he wanted, he could have seized Kocharyan's and Tsarukyan's
properties during the first term. Moreover, he could have deprived
his potential competitors of financial levers.
If Serzh Sargsyan hasn't done it yet then, why should he do it after
reelection? Actually, Congress is becoming the advocate of the property
of Kocharyan and Tsarukyan. Does this mean that Congress approves
the legitimacy of their properties? After all, Congress leaders
have stated more than once that the national wealth was usurped
during Kocharyan's term and that the oligarchs accumulated all their
richness again during his term of office. Now, Congress is going to
defend the oligarchic property.
The important is not Congress's position but the reasons which make
Zurabyan speak about Kocharyan's property. Sure, it may be a trick
with the aim to cause a conflict between Kocharyan and Sargsyan. But
it seems very primitive to be a trick. Rather, certain circles started
speaking about the upcoming redistribution of property and now everyone
wants their share.
The redistribution of property, as a rule, happens after a new
authoritarian regime comes to power. It didn't happen in Armenia.
Initially, Serzh Sargsyan was very weakened by the March 1 events,
the pressure of the opposition and the international community. Then
he didn't want to ruin relations with Robert Kocharyan hoping they
would agree on the second term.
It seems they did, and now nothing can hinder Sargsyan to start
the redistribution. Moreover, he has enough power. Congress was not
supposed to defend Kocharyan's or Tsarukyan's property but to state
about the necessity to restructure the property and nationalize the
illegally appropriated objects etc. But Congress didn't do that,
actually, leaving the national wealth to Kocharyan and Sargsyan
without voicing the rights of the society to the usurped property.
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments27827.html
Published: 12:45:00 - 24/10/2012
The Armenian National Congress decided to raise a very important
issue for the whole Armenia - redistribution of property. The head
of the Congress parliamentary group, Levon Zurabyan told RFE/RL that
Serzh Sargsyan, after reelection, will try to seize the property from
Robert Kocharyan, Gagik Tsarukyan and Prosperous Armenia Party.
Why did the issue on the redistribution of property occur now? After
all, Serzh Sargsyan has been the president for five years already,
and if he wanted, he could have seized Kocharyan's and Tsarukyan's
properties during the first term. Moreover, he could have deprived
his potential competitors of financial levers.
If Serzh Sargsyan hasn't done it yet then, why should he do it after
reelection? Actually, Congress is becoming the advocate of the property
of Kocharyan and Tsarukyan. Does this mean that Congress approves
the legitimacy of their properties? After all, Congress leaders
have stated more than once that the national wealth was usurped
during Kocharyan's term and that the oligarchs accumulated all their
richness again during his term of office. Now, Congress is going to
defend the oligarchic property.
The important is not Congress's position but the reasons which make
Zurabyan speak about Kocharyan's property. Sure, it may be a trick
with the aim to cause a conflict between Kocharyan and Sargsyan. But
it seems very primitive to be a trick. Rather, certain circles started
speaking about the upcoming redistribution of property and now everyone
wants their share.
The redistribution of property, as a rule, happens after a new
authoritarian regime comes to power. It didn't happen in Armenia.
Initially, Serzh Sargsyan was very weakened by the March 1 events,
the pressure of the opposition and the international community. Then
he didn't want to ruin relations with Robert Kocharyan hoping they
would agree on the second term.
It seems they did, and now nothing can hinder Sargsyan to start
the redistribution. Moreover, he has enough power. Congress was not
supposed to defend Kocharyan's or Tsarukyan's property but to state
about the necessity to restructure the property and nationalize the
illegally appropriated objects etc. But Congress didn't do that,
actually, leaving the national wealth to Kocharyan and Sargsyan
without voicing the rights of the society to the usurped property.