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VAHE AVETYAN CASE: RESULTS OF PUBLIC RESPONSE
20:17 ~U 17.06.13
The murder of military surgeon Vahe Avetyan last year was not the
only incident in Armenia. Society has the habit of "adding them"
and when an especially outrageous incident occurs a popular outbreak
takes place, Avetik Ishkhanyan, Chairman of the Helsinki Committee
of Armenia, told Tert.am.
"But for the deadly incident in the Harsnaqar restaurant [Vahe
Avetyan's murder], they would convict a couple of persons and nothing
else," he said.
According to Ishkhanyan, if the 'Vahe Avetyan' movement had not
flagged, the deadly incident in Goris would not have occurred.
"In our case, we get enthusiastic for a short period and then
out enthusiasm fades, which the authorities are well aware of,"
Ishkhanyan said.
He recalled Levon Gulyan's death at a police station in 2007, which
"unfortunately, has been clean forgotten."
In response to the same question, Artur Sakunts, Chairman of the
Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor office, told Tert.am that public
discontent "forced Ruben Hairapetyan to resign."
"However, his role in the murder has not been determined yet. We have
more questions than answers," Sakunts said.
On June 17, 2012, Vahe Avetyan, as well as his friends, was mercilessly
beaten at the Harsnaqar restaurant. He died in hospital a few days
later.
President of the Football Federation of Armenia Ruben Hairapetyan,
who is owner of the Harsnaqar restaurant, said in court that he would
have prevented the murder if he had been present.
The human rights defender Artur Sakunts, however, said: "Whatever he
testifies in court now is not a ground for me. No investigation has
been conducted to prove he is honest. I am not going to believe him."
Ethnographer Hranush Kharatyan points out "culture of terror" in
Armenia. The public discontent that followed Vahe Avetyan's murder
hardly produced any results.
Armenian News - Tert.am
20:17 ~U 17.06.13
The murder of military surgeon Vahe Avetyan last year was not the
only incident in Armenia. Society has the habit of "adding them"
and when an especially outrageous incident occurs a popular outbreak
takes place, Avetik Ishkhanyan, Chairman of the Helsinki Committee
of Armenia, told Tert.am.
"But for the deadly incident in the Harsnaqar restaurant [Vahe
Avetyan's murder], they would convict a couple of persons and nothing
else," he said.
According to Ishkhanyan, if the 'Vahe Avetyan' movement had not
flagged, the deadly incident in Goris would not have occurred.
"In our case, we get enthusiastic for a short period and then
out enthusiasm fades, which the authorities are well aware of,"
Ishkhanyan said.
He recalled Levon Gulyan's death at a police station in 2007, which
"unfortunately, has been clean forgotten."
In response to the same question, Artur Sakunts, Chairman of the
Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor office, told Tert.am that public
discontent "forced Ruben Hairapetyan to resign."
"However, his role in the murder has not been determined yet. We have
more questions than answers," Sakunts said.
On June 17, 2012, Vahe Avetyan, as well as his friends, was mercilessly
beaten at the Harsnaqar restaurant. He died in hospital a few days
later.
President of the Football Federation of Armenia Ruben Hairapetyan,
who is owner of the Harsnaqar restaurant, said in court that he would
have prevented the murder if he had been present.
The human rights defender Artur Sakunts, however, said: "Whatever he
testifies in court now is not a ground for me. No investigation has
been conducted to prove he is honest. I am not going to believe him."
Ethnographer Hranush Kharatyan points out "culture of terror" in
Armenia. The public discontent that followed Vahe Avetyan's murder
hardly produced any results.
Armenian News - Tert.am