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    WHICH OFFICIAL WILL DARE?
    YEGHISHEH METSARENTS

    Story from Lragir.am News:
    http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/society26717.html
    Published: 11:49:04 - 30/06/2012

    Army officer, military doctor Vahe Avetyan is dead. Republican Ruben
    Hairapetyan's bodyguards beat him cruelly in the restaurant belonging
    to the member of parliament. Vahe Avetyan died after several days
    in coma.

    After the incident the ministry of defense issued a spotty statement
    to pursue revelation and punishment of those guilty.

    So who will dare attend the funeral of the killed officer - the
    president, the minister, deputy ministers, chief of staff of the Army?

    Perhaps nobody because Ruben Hairapetyan may be offended.

    Besides, the ministry of defense does not have a tradition to bury
    killed or murdered soldiers, attend their funerals at a high level and
    thus establish a culture of respect for the army uniform and status.

    There is no culture of dignified state protection of families of killed
    or murdered soldiers because otherwise they will run out of money for
    expensive cars for the minister, deputy ministers and other officials,
    as well as fuel and maintenance costs.

    When human life, tragedy, two orphaned kids are concerned, discussion
    of funerals and high-level attendance become impertinent. But this
    state should at least have a spot beyond which it will be demonstrated
    that human life is the highest value for the state,

    On the other hand, government officials are honest. For them human life
    has no value. For them a restaurant, a bodyguard, luxury at home and
    work are values. Their reaction to Vahe Avetyan's case is not the first
    and unfortunately there is little probability that it will be the last.

    So, at least in this sense they are honest to the state and the
    society and do not pretend.


    From: Baghdasarian
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