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Has Head of National Security Completed His Task?
Haik Aramyan
14:00 16/03/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/29309
The Armenian press reported that the head of the National Security
Service has health problems and probably will resign. According to the
Zhoghovurd, an agreement has been reached with Serzh Sargsyan to
postpone the process till April 9, the swearing-in day.
Gorik Hakobyan is above the retirement age but his service was
prolonged twice by one year each time on presidential decrees.
The head of the NSS is leaving in an interesting period. He has twice
appeared in the focus of attention in the post-electoral period. More
exactly, three times. First, the money laundering case involving
Member of Parliament Vartan Oskanian of PAP, second, the attempt on
the presidential candidate Paruir Hairikyan and the arrest of another
presidential candidate Vardan Sedrakyan.
Earlier Gorik Hakobyan was in the focus of attention when the
Azerbaijani assassin Safarov was extradited to Azerbaijan by Hungary.
Serzh Sargsyan said he had a special task for the head of NSS.
At that time, however, a lot of people suggested that the special task
referred to the domestic situation, intending to prevent activity of
opponent political forces. Given the immense amount of compromising
materials relating to the Armenian political class, the task was not
difficult for Gorik Hakobyan. Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Gagik Tsarukyan and
the ARF sank immediately.
Vartan Oskanian's money laundering case is pending. There is no news
and will not be because this case will keep Oskanian under control,
such as make him head the PAP list in the upcoming municipal election.
The same goes for Gagik Tsarukyan because some tracks of the attempt
on Hairikyan's life are leading to his direction.
Apparently, these cases will be pending for a long time because thus
the government will benefit from them. By the way, Galust Sahakyan had
stated that if this case has no grounds, the Prosecutor General and
the head of the NSS will be responsible.
Is it time to account? It is hard to tell. As to Gorik Hakobyan, he is
a professional with a scope of thinking of a former empire and he is
sick and tired of petty domestic problems.
Haik Aramyan
14:00 16/03/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/29309
The Armenian press reported that the head of the National Security
Service has health problems and probably will resign. According to the
Zhoghovurd, an agreement has been reached with Serzh Sargsyan to
postpone the process till April 9, the swearing-in day.
Gorik Hakobyan is above the retirement age but his service was
prolonged twice by one year each time on presidential decrees.
The head of the NSS is leaving in an interesting period. He has twice
appeared in the focus of attention in the post-electoral period. More
exactly, three times. First, the money laundering case involving
Member of Parliament Vartan Oskanian of PAP, second, the attempt on
the presidential candidate Paruir Hairikyan and the arrest of another
presidential candidate Vardan Sedrakyan.
Earlier Gorik Hakobyan was in the focus of attention when the
Azerbaijani assassin Safarov was extradited to Azerbaijan by Hungary.
Serzh Sargsyan said he had a special task for the head of NSS.
At that time, however, a lot of people suggested that the special task
referred to the domestic situation, intending to prevent activity of
opponent political forces. Given the immense amount of compromising
materials relating to the Armenian political class, the task was not
difficult for Gorik Hakobyan. Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Gagik Tsarukyan and
the ARF sank immediately.
Vartan Oskanian's money laundering case is pending. There is no news
and will not be because this case will keep Oskanian under control,
such as make him head the PAP list in the upcoming municipal election.
The same goes for Gagik Tsarukyan because some tracks of the attempt
on Hairikyan's life are leading to his direction.
Apparently, these cases will be pending for a long time because thus
the government will benefit from them. By the way, Galust Sahakyan had
stated that if this case has no grounds, the Prosecutor General and
the head of the NSS will be responsible.
Is it time to account? It is hard to tell. As to Gorik Hakobyan, he is
a professional with a scope of thinking of a former empire and he is
sick and tired of petty domestic problems.