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WHO WILL BE ARRESTED BY SERZH SARGSYAN?
JAMES HAKOBYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments26937.html
Published: 17:18:04 - 23/07/2012
Personally attending the board meeting of the Police, President
Sargsyan instructed the chief of police to start arrests inside the
system, referring to the internal security system and noting that he
cannot remember a case of arrest based on proceedings by this service.
This detail is interesting for two reasons. First, according to
recent rumors Serzh Sargsyan is going to grant pardon to 2 convicted
and sentenced high-ranking officials Hovhannes Tamamyan and Margar
Ohanyan. In fact, this pardon would be strange considering the
statement he made in this board meeting. You cannot state that the
internal security service does not function well and a lot of crimes
are not punished and, on the other hand, release two ex-high-ranking
officials who were punished for the crimes they committed.
In this context, Serzh Sargsyan's statement must have a different
expression. Very few doubt that Hovhannes Tamamyan and Margar Ohanyan
committed their crimes alone, without the knowledge and support of
those overhead. Hence, Serzh Sargsyan's statement may be an instruction
to reveal those overhead. For instance, Margar Ohanyan stole police
car pool fuel of several hundred millions. Was the ex-chief of police
Alik Sargsyan unaware? The internal security service of the Police
can investigate this case to share responsibility equally. The same
goes for Hovhannes Tamamyan.
The second detail is also interesting. In fact, Serzh Sargsyan gives
Vova Gasparyan freedom to act and makes this known to public. No
doubt soon Vova Gasparyan will arrest some people inside the system
based on the result of activities of the "internal security system".
The issue is the principle of arrests.
Will persons or groups be arrested for actions harming the nation and
public or the government and Serzh Sargsyan? No doubt, as soon as the
arrest is in place, the explanation will be harm to the nation and
public. However, judging by the quality and content of the police of
Armenia the majority of the ruling system will be arrested. And this
is hardly possible.
So what real motives will be used for arrests?
Interestingly, Serzh Sargsyan gives such blunt and bold instructions
a few months before the presidential election while the police is
one of the key links in the chain that ensures the reproduction
of the government. It means that internal stability of the police
becomes highly important. But when the president instructs arrests,
the police may panic because nobody knows who will be the next.
Or maybe they know? Maybe everyone knows. In other words, Serzh
Sargsyan's order may intend to relieve the system of uncontrollable
people or groups to crystallize the police before the presidential
election. At the same time, the revelations of the police may be used
for the electoral campaign presenting them as practical steps against
corruption and police arbitrariness.
But just like the police, the society also knows a lot. Most
importantly, the society knows that the operation of the police
depends on the performance of the leadership. Corruption and crime
at lower levels indicate their larger scope at higher levels. So,
Serzh Sargsyan's order will have a public or national value only
if the international security service reveals crimes by the police
leadership, not the lower ranks.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
JAMES HAKOBYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments26937.html
Published: 17:18:04 - 23/07/2012
Personally attending the board meeting of the Police, President
Sargsyan instructed the chief of police to start arrests inside the
system, referring to the internal security system and noting that he
cannot remember a case of arrest based on proceedings by this service.
This detail is interesting for two reasons. First, according to
recent rumors Serzh Sargsyan is going to grant pardon to 2 convicted
and sentenced high-ranking officials Hovhannes Tamamyan and Margar
Ohanyan. In fact, this pardon would be strange considering the
statement he made in this board meeting. You cannot state that the
internal security service does not function well and a lot of crimes
are not punished and, on the other hand, release two ex-high-ranking
officials who were punished for the crimes they committed.
In this context, Serzh Sargsyan's statement must have a different
expression. Very few doubt that Hovhannes Tamamyan and Margar Ohanyan
committed their crimes alone, without the knowledge and support of
those overhead. Hence, Serzh Sargsyan's statement may be an instruction
to reveal those overhead. For instance, Margar Ohanyan stole police
car pool fuel of several hundred millions. Was the ex-chief of police
Alik Sargsyan unaware? The internal security service of the Police
can investigate this case to share responsibility equally. The same
goes for Hovhannes Tamamyan.
The second detail is also interesting. In fact, Serzh Sargsyan gives
Vova Gasparyan freedom to act and makes this known to public. No
doubt soon Vova Gasparyan will arrest some people inside the system
based on the result of activities of the "internal security system".
The issue is the principle of arrests.
Will persons or groups be arrested for actions harming the nation and
public or the government and Serzh Sargsyan? No doubt, as soon as the
arrest is in place, the explanation will be harm to the nation and
public. However, judging by the quality and content of the police of
Armenia the majority of the ruling system will be arrested. And this
is hardly possible.
So what real motives will be used for arrests?
Interestingly, Serzh Sargsyan gives such blunt and bold instructions
a few months before the presidential election while the police is
one of the key links in the chain that ensures the reproduction
of the government. It means that internal stability of the police
becomes highly important. But when the president instructs arrests,
the police may panic because nobody knows who will be the next.
Or maybe they know? Maybe everyone knows. In other words, Serzh
Sargsyan's order may intend to relieve the system of uncontrollable
people or groups to crystallize the police before the presidential
election. At the same time, the revelations of the police may be used
for the electoral campaign presenting them as practical steps against
corruption and police arbitrariness.
But just like the police, the society also knows a lot. Most
importantly, the society knows that the operation of the police
depends on the performance of the leadership. Corruption and crime
at lower levels indicate their larger scope at higher levels. So,
Serzh Sargsyan's order will have a public or national value only
if the international security service reveals crimes by the police
leadership, not the lower ranks.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress