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WHOM TIGRAN SARGSYAN WILL ANSWER
On July 4 Tigran Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to the U.S.
vice-president on the occasion of Independence Day and assured that
the government will do its best to improve the Armenian-American
relations. Tigran Sargsyan stated during the session of government
that it is time to answer and instructed the minister of finance
to send to the prosecutor general office the material on breaches
revealed by the control department of the ministry. A couple of days
ago, Tigran Sargsyan awarded the prosecutor general with a medal on
the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the prosecutor's office.
Whom will Tigran Sargsyan answer since he says it is time to answer?
Does he mean U.S. vice-president whom he met last December during
his visit to the U.S.? During the visit the U.S. presented all its
expectations. Perhaps, it is time for Tigran Sargsyan to answer
for those expectations because Americans are not going to wait and
hear excuses.
Besides, Tigran Sargsyan probably means that others need to answer,
those who rendered him a target strengthening the pressure on him.
Prime Minister received a serious support from Serzh Sargsyan so he
is making brave statements at the session of the government perhaps
openly threatening to those who pressure him.
By the way, in this sense, his order to send materials on breaches
to the prosecutor's office is interesting. Probably, he was preparing
those materials when awarding prosecutor general Aghvan Hovsepyan.
Sargsyan wants Hovsepyan to have a positive approach to the materials
that he will reach from the ministry of finance.
It is especially interesting that the control department of the
ministry of finance paid much attention to the effectiveness of the
diesel fuel subsidized by the state. The control department found out
the process of distribution of fuel was ineffective. In this context,
it is worth mentioning the fact that in Ararat marz, not poor farmers
but Hovik Abrahamyan's relatives, who can hardly be considered socially
vulnerable, received the cheap fuel.
So, does Tigran Sargsyan mean that Hovik Abrahamyan will answer for
using the subsidized fuel especially considering that Abrahamyan
was one of the most active figures who demanded explanations from
the government after the revelations of the Control Chamber? Though,
Abrahamyan has already answered saying that his relatives didn't do
anything illegal because the fuel was not for farmer of a certain
status, but for everyone.
Besides, there is also the issue when Tigran Sargsyan himself will
answer not to the U.S. or Europe whose ambassador he used to be in
Armenia, but to the society. And not only for the offshore story,
about which the only answer Tigran Sargsyan gave was that he didn't
know about the registration of the company to his name, which is
ridiculous after the explanation of the Cypriot prosecutor. It was
necessary to award not the Armenian prosecutor, but the Cypriot.
The society expects answers from Tigran Sargsyan about the economic
policy. And he needs to answer as the prime minister who has been
talking for five years about reforms, which have had the opposite
effect on ordinary citizens and businessmen. Maybe this inability has
"objective" reasons because as Vazgen Manukyan used to say Tigran
Sargsyan's hands are tied. But if Tigran Sargsyan told it honestly
to the society, the latter could free him.
It is easy to say someone's hands are tied without saying who ties
them and advising people to wait and hope.
If the prime minister means that it is time to answer the society,
then this time has come and passed since long.
HAKOB BADALYAN 14:04 04/07/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/30358
On July 4 Tigran Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to the U.S.
vice-president on the occasion of Independence Day and assured that
the government will do its best to improve the Armenian-American
relations. Tigran Sargsyan stated during the session of government
that it is time to answer and instructed the minister of finance
to send to the prosecutor general office the material on breaches
revealed by the control department of the ministry. A couple of days
ago, Tigran Sargsyan awarded the prosecutor general with a medal on
the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the prosecutor's office.
Whom will Tigran Sargsyan answer since he says it is time to answer?
Does he mean U.S. vice-president whom he met last December during
his visit to the U.S.? During the visit the U.S. presented all its
expectations. Perhaps, it is time for Tigran Sargsyan to answer
for those expectations because Americans are not going to wait and
hear excuses.
Besides, Tigran Sargsyan probably means that others need to answer,
those who rendered him a target strengthening the pressure on him.
Prime Minister received a serious support from Serzh Sargsyan so he
is making brave statements at the session of the government perhaps
openly threatening to those who pressure him.
By the way, in this sense, his order to send materials on breaches
to the prosecutor's office is interesting. Probably, he was preparing
those materials when awarding prosecutor general Aghvan Hovsepyan.
Sargsyan wants Hovsepyan to have a positive approach to the materials
that he will reach from the ministry of finance.
It is especially interesting that the control department of the
ministry of finance paid much attention to the effectiveness of the
diesel fuel subsidized by the state. The control department found out
the process of distribution of fuel was ineffective. In this context,
it is worth mentioning the fact that in Ararat marz, not poor farmers
but Hovik Abrahamyan's relatives, who can hardly be considered socially
vulnerable, received the cheap fuel.
So, does Tigran Sargsyan mean that Hovik Abrahamyan will answer for
using the subsidized fuel especially considering that Abrahamyan
was one of the most active figures who demanded explanations from
the government after the revelations of the Control Chamber? Though,
Abrahamyan has already answered saying that his relatives didn't do
anything illegal because the fuel was not for farmer of a certain
status, but for everyone.
Besides, there is also the issue when Tigran Sargsyan himself will
answer not to the U.S. or Europe whose ambassador he used to be in
Armenia, but to the society. And not only for the offshore story,
about which the only answer Tigran Sargsyan gave was that he didn't
know about the registration of the company to his name, which is
ridiculous after the explanation of the Cypriot prosecutor. It was
necessary to award not the Armenian prosecutor, but the Cypriot.
The society expects answers from Tigran Sargsyan about the economic
policy. And he needs to answer as the prime minister who has been
talking for five years about reforms, which have had the opposite
effect on ordinary citizens and businessmen. Maybe this inability has
"objective" reasons because as Vazgen Manukyan used to say Tigran
Sargsyan's hands are tied. But if Tigran Sargsyan told it honestly
to the society, the latter could free him.
It is easy to say someone's hands are tied without saying who ties
them and advising people to wait and hope.
If the prime minister means that it is time to answer the society,
then this time has come and passed since long.
HAKOB BADALYAN 14:04 04/07/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/30358