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Putin's Call Proves, Sargsyan's Statement "Not Worth a Dime"
01.19.2015 15:50 epress.am
Gyumri residents saved the face of Armenia and the Armenian
authorities, said ethnologist Hranush Kharatyan during a press
conference at the Media Center today, January 19. According to her, it
was only after the uprisings in Gyumri that the authorities began to
respond adequately to the incidents in Gyumri, and that's when
Vladimir Putin called.
"Whether there was a call or not, it does not matter. Basically, if
Gyumri did not react, then people would remember that massacre as a
crime done by a madman, the issue would not formulate. Armenian civil
society's issue with the Russian military base would not formulate,"
said Hranush Kharatyan.
According to her, the pretense that "if there was no Russian base, the
Turks would eat us" is trying to silence Armenians, while the Russian
base, according to Kharatyan, is actually there to keep balance in the
region against NATO forces placed in Turkey.
The ethnologist said that it was odd that right after the massacre the
issues of "not politicizing" or "not planting anti-Russian ideas" were
put forward within the society.
"It was very odd when people spoke unnecessarily about something that
really didn't exist. The Russian the military base is found in Gyumri
and it's natural that it would have implications for Gyumri residents.
Of course, no sort of phobias should exist in Armenia. However, how do
you not speak about Russians, if the suspect was handed over to the
Russians. The people are only demanding that Armenian law enforcement
bodies investigate the case, it's understandable that they don't trust
either side, but dignity is a big issue," said Kharatyan. She believes
that a wave of anger can lead to a lynch mob which would lead to a
death of a person, whose guilt has not been proven to a large portion
of the Armenian public.
Referring back to Putin's phone call, Kharatyan said that the call
proved that Serzh Sargsyan's statement is not "worth a dime".
Note, that on the day of the crime, Serzh Sargsyan invited a council
and promised to take responsibility of the investigation. During the
phone call, Putin assured that the criminal would be punished
severely.
"Putin could have made such a statement for his court, but not for
Armenia's," said Kharatyan.
Recall, on January 12th, 6 members of the Avetisyan family were
murdered in Gyumri. A Russian soldier from the 102-military base,
Valery Permyakov, is the primary suspect of the case.
http://www.epress.am/en/2015/01/19/putin%E2%80%99s-call-proves-sargsyan%E2%80%99s-statement-%E2%80%9Cnot-worth-a-dime%E2%80%9D.html
01.19.2015 15:50 epress.am
Gyumri residents saved the face of Armenia and the Armenian
authorities, said ethnologist Hranush Kharatyan during a press
conference at the Media Center today, January 19. According to her, it
was only after the uprisings in Gyumri that the authorities began to
respond adequately to the incidents in Gyumri, and that's when
Vladimir Putin called.
"Whether there was a call or not, it does not matter. Basically, if
Gyumri did not react, then people would remember that massacre as a
crime done by a madman, the issue would not formulate. Armenian civil
society's issue with the Russian military base would not formulate,"
said Hranush Kharatyan.
According to her, the pretense that "if there was no Russian base, the
Turks would eat us" is trying to silence Armenians, while the Russian
base, according to Kharatyan, is actually there to keep balance in the
region against NATO forces placed in Turkey.
The ethnologist said that it was odd that right after the massacre the
issues of "not politicizing" or "not planting anti-Russian ideas" were
put forward within the society.
"It was very odd when people spoke unnecessarily about something that
really didn't exist. The Russian the military base is found in Gyumri
and it's natural that it would have implications for Gyumri residents.
Of course, no sort of phobias should exist in Armenia. However, how do
you not speak about Russians, if the suspect was handed over to the
Russians. The people are only demanding that Armenian law enforcement
bodies investigate the case, it's understandable that they don't trust
either side, but dignity is a big issue," said Kharatyan. She believes
that a wave of anger can lead to a lynch mob which would lead to a
death of a person, whose guilt has not been proven to a large portion
of the Armenian public.
Referring back to Putin's phone call, Kharatyan said that the call
proved that Serzh Sargsyan's statement is not "worth a dime".
Note, that on the day of the crime, Serzh Sargsyan invited a council
and promised to take responsibility of the investigation. During the
phone call, Putin assured that the criminal would be punished
severely.
"Putin could have made such a statement for his court, but not for
Armenia's," said Kharatyan.
Recall, on January 12th, 6 members of the Avetisyan family were
murdered in Gyumri. A Russian soldier from the 102-military base,
Valery Permyakov, is the primary suspect of the case.
http://www.epress.am/en/2015/01/19/putin%E2%80%99s-call-proves-sargsyan%E2%80%99s-statement-%E2%80%9Cnot-worth-a-dime%E2%80%9D.html