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BERDZOR BEATING: ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES MUM ABOUT POLICE CRACKDOWN ON ARMENIAN HARDLINERS IN KARABAKH
News | 02.02.15 | 16:57
Igor Muradyan (left)
GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
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ANC on Berdzor incident: Regime sees only salvation in intimidation
of public
By Monday afternoon, two days after the events in Nagorno-Karabakh,
during which the local police forcefully blocked access to a group
of radical opposition members to the republic, neither Armenian nor
NK officials have reacted to the incident.
On January 31 members of the Founding Parliament, considered as
radical opposition seeking a regime change in Armenia, tried to enter
Karabakh on around four dozen cars full of around 120 people in order
to realize a political actions there latter. However, the progress of
their automobile march was halted by the Karabakh police and some of
the participants, former Shushi special detachment commander Zhirayr
Sefilyan, political analyst Igor Muradyan and other freedom fighters
were beaten up.
At a press conference on Monday Karabakh Committee member Igor Muradyan
said that he is returning his Mesrop Mashtots medal granted by the
Nagorno-Karabakh National Assembly in 2003, saying that the reasons
for returning the medal are very deep and based on principle, and
that the incident was just an occasion for that.
The incident has elicited wide public debate, however officials in
the two countries refrain from addressing the matter. Deputy chief of
presidential staff in Karabakh David Babayan, regarding the incident,
told RFE/RL's Armenian Service on Monday that, most probably, the
Founding Parliament members provoked the police. According to Babayan,
what happened is an exceptional case, however, he added, the Founding
Parliament's initiative had long received negative reactions in NK,
and they were urged to refrain from the initiative, however the calls
fell on deaf ears.
On Monday, during the opening of the spring session of the Armenian
Parliament, opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan suggested creating a
representative delegation of Armenian MPs which will immediately
leave for Stepanakert and discuss the Berdzor incident with their
Karabakhi counterparts, as well as the methods to be implemented for
neutralizing its negative consequences.
Armen Rustamyan, an Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) faction
member said that they also condemn the incident and added that
disproprotionate force was used against the march participants, and
that the ARF sees the latter as victims, however, they also condemn
the fact that the Founding Parliament members went to another country
to realize a political protest. Besides, the ARF does not approve of
the Founding Parliament trying to realize a protest with a political
subtext right before April 24, the day when Armenians around the
world and in Armenia will mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide.
In response to these statements, Parliament Speaker Galust Sahakyan
said that he will try to discuss the issue with his Karabakhi
counterpart.
"I think that state officials are dealing with the case, I will try to
analyze the information and respond to your statements," Sahakyan said.
The NA Deputy Chairman, ruling Republican Party spokesperson Eduard
Sharmazanov in relation to the incident told reporters that nobody
should take internal misunderstandings, ideas and fight to Artsakh.
The Karabakh-based Movement 88 Party, however, strictly condemned
the incident, saying that entire responsibilities for it lies with
the government.
Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan, meanwhile, turned to his
Karabakh counterpart Yuri Hayrapetyan, saying that "considering that
the incident happened on the territory of NK, we have no competence
to interfere in the investigation, therefore I ask you to study the
details of the incident within your competence and restore the rights
of the citizens."
http://armenianow.com/news/60275/armenia_berdzor_karabakh_incident_preparliament_at tack_igor_muradyan
News | 02.02.15 | 16:57
Igor Muradyan (left)
GOHAR ABRAHAMYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
related news
ANC on Berdzor incident: Regime sees only salvation in intimidation
of public
By Monday afternoon, two days after the events in Nagorno-Karabakh,
during which the local police forcefully blocked access to a group
of radical opposition members to the republic, neither Armenian nor
NK officials have reacted to the incident.
On January 31 members of the Founding Parliament, considered as
radical opposition seeking a regime change in Armenia, tried to enter
Karabakh on around four dozen cars full of around 120 people in order
to realize a political actions there latter. However, the progress of
their automobile march was halted by the Karabakh police and some of
the participants, former Shushi special detachment commander Zhirayr
Sefilyan, political analyst Igor Muradyan and other freedom fighters
were beaten up.
At a press conference on Monday Karabakh Committee member Igor Muradyan
said that he is returning his Mesrop Mashtots medal granted by the
Nagorno-Karabakh National Assembly in 2003, saying that the reasons
for returning the medal are very deep and based on principle, and
that the incident was just an occasion for that.
The incident has elicited wide public debate, however officials in
the two countries refrain from addressing the matter. Deputy chief of
presidential staff in Karabakh David Babayan, regarding the incident,
told RFE/RL's Armenian Service on Monday that, most probably, the
Founding Parliament members provoked the police. According to Babayan,
what happened is an exceptional case, however, he added, the Founding
Parliament's initiative had long received negative reactions in NK,
and they were urged to refrain from the initiative, however the calls
fell on deaf ears.
On Monday, during the opening of the spring session of the Armenian
Parliament, opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan suggested creating a
representative delegation of Armenian MPs which will immediately
leave for Stepanakert and discuss the Berdzor incident with their
Karabakhi counterparts, as well as the methods to be implemented for
neutralizing its negative consequences.
Armen Rustamyan, an Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) faction
member said that they also condemn the incident and added that
disproprotionate force was used against the march participants, and
that the ARF sees the latter as victims, however, they also condemn
the fact that the Founding Parliament members went to another country
to realize a political protest. Besides, the ARF does not approve of
the Founding Parliament trying to realize a protest with a political
subtext right before April 24, the day when Armenians around the
world and in Armenia will mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide.
In response to these statements, Parliament Speaker Galust Sahakyan
said that he will try to discuss the issue with his Karabakhi
counterpart.
"I think that state officials are dealing with the case, I will try to
analyze the information and respond to your statements," Sahakyan said.
The NA Deputy Chairman, ruling Republican Party spokesperson Eduard
Sharmazanov in relation to the incident told reporters that nobody
should take internal misunderstandings, ideas and fight to Artsakh.
The Karabakh-based Movement 88 Party, however, strictly condemned
the incident, saying that entire responsibilities for it lies with
the government.
Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan, meanwhile, turned to his
Karabakh counterpart Yuri Hayrapetyan, saying that "considering that
the incident happened on the territory of NK, we have no competence
to interfere in the investigation, therefore I ask you to study the
details of the incident within your competence and restore the rights
of the citizens."
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