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ONCE THERE WAS DEMOCRACY IN KARABAKH
Samvel Avanesyan
12:49 13/03/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/country/view/29261
At one of Raffi Hovannisian's rallies, Member of the Parliament of
Nagorno-Karabakh Vahan Badasyan, ARF, delivered a speech welcoming
on behalf of the Karabakh opposition the participants of the rally
and adding that the elections in Karabakh were staged too.
After this speech which was almost unheeded in Armenia unexpected
confusion started in Karabakh. Vice-prime minister of Karabakh,
Artur Aghabekyan, ARF, spoke on Artsakh television, saying that
such speeches are a threat to the Karabakh security, and Vahan is
playing with fire. Then Igor Muradyan asked how an average speech
in the rally could be a threat to security. After this in Hadrut,
(Vahan Badasyan, Artur Aghabekyan and Igor Muradyan are from Hadrut)
a meeting of Artsakh war veterans was called in the course of which
Badasyan was advised not to interfere in the home political processes
in Armenia and think about the Karabakh security.
Yesterday, MP Badasyan and the leader of Karabakh opposition General
Vitali Balasanyan decided to call a meeting with voters in Martuni.
But people were afraid to attend it and only 8-10 people were present
at the meeting. The reason for not attending the meeting was that
"Vahan and Vitali want to take Armenian rallies to Karabakh". In
order not to stir up trouble, the tax service was advised to check
Vahan Badasyan's business who runs an agribusiness farming the land
protected by blood.
This disgrace in Karabakh is not a sign of strengthening of government
but its crisis at its culmination. Once there was democracy in
Karabakh, and ARF, the opposition, worked very well in the parliament.
No one in Karabakh was afraid to express disagreement, to propose
something new, and the opposition, especially a field battalion head
and combat general, were not accused of exposing the security.
Something has changed in Karabakh, and many people just feel
uncomfortable to talk about this disgrace which is now going on there.
National unity has gradually turned into a gray lawn, cutting all
the flowers and berries and leaving only the grass.
Security that can be shaken by a single speech at Freedom Square is
worthless. This means security is not well-built. And there is no
need to defame democratic Karabakh with witch hunt. Because when
people start to look for enemies, everyone will realize that fear
has become their main guide.
From: A. Papazian
Samvel Avanesyan
12:49 13/03/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/country/view/29261
At one of Raffi Hovannisian's rallies, Member of the Parliament of
Nagorno-Karabakh Vahan Badasyan, ARF, delivered a speech welcoming
on behalf of the Karabakh opposition the participants of the rally
and adding that the elections in Karabakh were staged too.
After this speech which was almost unheeded in Armenia unexpected
confusion started in Karabakh. Vice-prime minister of Karabakh,
Artur Aghabekyan, ARF, spoke on Artsakh television, saying that
such speeches are a threat to the Karabakh security, and Vahan is
playing with fire. Then Igor Muradyan asked how an average speech
in the rally could be a threat to security. After this in Hadrut,
(Vahan Badasyan, Artur Aghabekyan and Igor Muradyan are from Hadrut)
a meeting of Artsakh war veterans was called in the course of which
Badasyan was advised not to interfere in the home political processes
in Armenia and think about the Karabakh security.
Yesterday, MP Badasyan and the leader of Karabakh opposition General
Vitali Balasanyan decided to call a meeting with voters in Martuni.
But people were afraid to attend it and only 8-10 people were present
at the meeting. The reason for not attending the meeting was that
"Vahan and Vitali want to take Armenian rallies to Karabakh". In
order not to stir up trouble, the tax service was advised to check
Vahan Badasyan's business who runs an agribusiness farming the land
protected by blood.
This disgrace in Karabakh is not a sign of strengthening of government
but its crisis at its culmination. Once there was democracy in
Karabakh, and ARF, the opposition, worked very well in the parliament.
No one in Karabakh was afraid to express disagreement, to propose
something new, and the opposition, especially a field battalion head
and combat general, were not accused of exposing the security.
Something has changed in Karabakh, and many people just feel
uncomfortable to talk about this disgrace which is now going on there.
National unity has gradually turned into a gray lawn, cutting all
the flowers and berries and leaving only the grass.
Security that can be shaken by a single speech at Freedom Square is
worthless. This means security is not well-built. And there is no
need to defame democratic Karabakh with witch hunt. Because when
people start to look for enemies, everyone will realize that fear
has become their main guide.
From: A. Papazian