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Javakhk-Armenian politician calls for reasonable voting
tert.am
17:15 - 29.09.12
It is very commendable that the Armenians of Javakhk are voting in the
Georgian parliamentary election as citizens as citizens of Georgia,
says Shirak Torosyan, the president of the compatriots' union Javakhk.
`Hence the Armenian community of Javakhk has to analyze what the
political forces propose with their platforms, and of course,
appreciate the past,' he told Tert.am on Saturday.
While the president's party offers socio-economic solutions, the
political party led by the opposition activist, Bidzina Ivanishvili,
proposes a solution to national and cultural problems as well, the
politician said, adding that the platform concerns also the
Armenian-Georgian relations.
Ivanishvili's pre-election slogan, `Don't Forget Armenian, but Learn
the Georgian Language', is not accepted unanimously by the Armenian
community members.
Several Armenian parliament runners are listed on the proportional
ballots of the other parties bidding for parliament. Five other
Armenians have nominated themselves in the single-member
constituencies of Nonotsminda, Akhalkalaki and Tsalka..
With the election campaign nearing the end, the scandal in the
Georgian prisons continues.
Recent videos on the Internet showed inmates being beaten, humiliated
and raped. The footages shocked Georgia, sparking a wide criticism by
European organizations.
Addressing the situation in prisons, Torosyan said there are several
ethnic Armenians and citizens of the f Armenia are also thought to be
among the inmates. According to him, they have proven records about at
least one of them being an Armenian.
`Yes, the video footage led us to the thought that the inmate is an
Armenian. It is noteworthy that several Armenian citizens appear in
the penitentiary facilities for not knowing the Georgian laws and
crossing Abkhazia's border accidentally,' he said.
Asked about reports on the maltreatment of Armenian prisoners,
Torosyan answered, `The episodes showed that those inmates were
subjected to torture and a degrading treatment. As to whether those
tortures were ethnically motivated, I find it difficult to say.'
tert.am
17:15 - 29.09.12
It is very commendable that the Armenians of Javakhk are voting in the
Georgian parliamentary election as citizens as citizens of Georgia,
says Shirak Torosyan, the president of the compatriots' union Javakhk.
`Hence the Armenian community of Javakhk has to analyze what the
political forces propose with their platforms, and of course,
appreciate the past,' he told Tert.am on Saturday.
While the president's party offers socio-economic solutions, the
political party led by the opposition activist, Bidzina Ivanishvili,
proposes a solution to national and cultural problems as well, the
politician said, adding that the platform concerns also the
Armenian-Georgian relations.
Ivanishvili's pre-election slogan, `Don't Forget Armenian, but Learn
the Georgian Language', is not accepted unanimously by the Armenian
community members.
Several Armenian parliament runners are listed on the proportional
ballots of the other parties bidding for parliament. Five other
Armenians have nominated themselves in the single-member
constituencies of Nonotsminda, Akhalkalaki and Tsalka..
With the election campaign nearing the end, the scandal in the
Georgian prisons continues.
Recent videos on the Internet showed inmates being beaten, humiliated
and raped. The footages shocked Georgia, sparking a wide criticism by
European organizations.
Addressing the situation in prisons, Torosyan said there are several
ethnic Armenians and citizens of the f Armenia are also thought to be
among the inmates. According to him, they have proven records about at
least one of them being an Armenian.
`Yes, the video footage led us to the thought that the inmate is an
Armenian. It is noteworthy that several Armenian citizens appear in
the penitentiary facilities for not knowing the Georgian laws and
crossing Abkhazia's border accidentally,' he said.
Asked about reports on the maltreatment of Armenian prisoners,
Torosyan answered, `The episodes showed that those inmates were
subjected to torture and a degrading treatment. As to whether those
tortures were ethnically motivated, I find it difficult to say.'