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What Happened After Putin Learned About Levon Hairapetyan
Hakob Badalyan, Political Commentator
Politics - 13 September 2014, 11:21
New charges of machination have been brought against the famous
Russian tycoon and benefactor Levon Hairapetyan who was arrested for
the Bashneft case. He is still in remand prison.
In his interview after the meeting with Putin in Sochi on August 8
Serzh Sargsyan said he had talked to Putin about Levon Hairapetyan.
Serzh Sargsyan announced that Putin does not know Hairapetyan, but has
promised to find out the situation.
One month has passed from the moment when Putin promised to attend to
this case, and now new charges have been brought against Levon
Hairapetyan. It would be interesting to know whether the tougher
charges were the result of Putin's inquiry or he has forgotten to
attend to the case, therefore it is being investigated along the same
path the result of which is the new charges against Hairapetyan.
Perhaps, it would have been better if Putin had not known Hairapetyan
at all. Although, on the other hand, his defense is built on his fame.
The point is that Hairapetyan's photos with famous people, mainly
Russians, including government official, are regularly posted on his
Facebook wall, the purpose of which is to highlight Hairapetyan's
scale and fame and acceptance.
In other words, the tactics of public defense is based on the
principle of "recognition by Putin". In fact, this principle is not
only useless but also harmful, and Hairapetyan remains in remand
prison, and charges against him are growing tougher.
This is evidence that the developers of his defense strategy do not
know the system which is prosecuting Levon Hairapetyan. The issue is
crystal clear: either Levon Hairapetyan's defense is based on
opposition to the system ruling in Russia, which will mean that
Hairapetyan will spend in prison a lot more time or Hairapetyan's
issue must be withdrawn from the public agenda, forgotten and resolved
through the most popular circumstance in the Russian system based on
capital.
In a country with a totalitarian rule where the law is a mere lever in
the hands of the government, there is no other option, so
Hairapetyan's defense must make this difficult choice.
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/politics/view/32974#sthash.a46GwAm6.dpuf
Hakob Badalyan, Political Commentator
Politics - 13 September 2014, 11:21
New charges of machination have been brought against the famous
Russian tycoon and benefactor Levon Hairapetyan who was arrested for
the Bashneft case. He is still in remand prison.
In his interview after the meeting with Putin in Sochi on August 8
Serzh Sargsyan said he had talked to Putin about Levon Hairapetyan.
Serzh Sargsyan announced that Putin does not know Hairapetyan, but has
promised to find out the situation.
One month has passed from the moment when Putin promised to attend to
this case, and now new charges have been brought against Levon
Hairapetyan. It would be interesting to know whether the tougher
charges were the result of Putin's inquiry or he has forgotten to
attend to the case, therefore it is being investigated along the same
path the result of which is the new charges against Hairapetyan.
Perhaps, it would have been better if Putin had not known Hairapetyan
at all. Although, on the other hand, his defense is built on his fame.
The point is that Hairapetyan's photos with famous people, mainly
Russians, including government official, are regularly posted on his
Facebook wall, the purpose of which is to highlight Hairapetyan's
scale and fame and acceptance.
In other words, the tactics of public defense is based on the
principle of "recognition by Putin". In fact, this principle is not
only useless but also harmful, and Hairapetyan remains in remand
prison, and charges against him are growing tougher.
This is evidence that the developers of his defense strategy do not
know the system which is prosecuting Levon Hairapetyan. The issue is
crystal clear: either Levon Hairapetyan's defense is based on
opposition to the system ruling in Russia, which will mean that
Hairapetyan will spend in prison a lot more time or Hairapetyan's
issue must be withdrawn from the public agenda, forgotten and resolved
through the most popular circumstance in the Russian system based on
capital.
In a country with a totalitarian rule where the law is a mere lever in
the hands of the government, there is no other option, so
Hairapetyan's defense must make this difficult choice.
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/politics/view/32974#sthash.a46GwAm6.dpuf