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NOT EXPOSING MARCH 1ST MAKES ARMENIA VULNERABLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA
02.27.2015 15:35 epress.am
The March 1st case has been revealed a long time ago and only needs to
be made public, however in that case it might turn out that some people
in the ruling authorities had played their part in the criminal act,
said coordinator of the "March 1st" NGO Arakel Semirjyan at a Media
Center discussion today, February 27.
"The killers have been identified, those who gave the command have
been identified, all the murders have been discovered. In world
history there has been no case where a murder occurs with thousands
of witnesses, and is left, let's say, unexposed," said Semirjyan. He
added that in addition to the thousands of eyewitnesses to the
incidents, there are hundreds of photos and videos, based on which
an investigation should have been launched a long time ago.
The speaker noted that testimonies have also been given by 500 injured
people, who claimed that they had seen who shot at them, however an
investigation has not not been launched.
According to Semirjyan, today the prosecutors are attempting to assort
the crime accordiong to the types of guns the people were killed with.
Gor Kloyan, Armen Farmanyan, and Tigran Khachatryan were killed by a
"Cheryomukha 7â~@³ riot gun, which was only held by police officers,
therefore there is no issue in exposing or investigating this
particular incident, said the NGO coordinator.
"We have 4 people, who have shot from a "Cheryomukha" and what's left
is to expose who made the killing shots," said Semirjyan, adding
that a judicial process must begin in order to expose the murders,
where the 4 people (potential shooters) should testify and it would
subsequently become clear who the murderer or murderers are.
Semirjyan stated that the Armenian ruling authorities need to
understand that exposing March 1st is beneficial, firstly for
them, because the way they behave toward March 1st is the same
way international community behaves toward Armenia. "If Armenia is
raising an issue of violations by Azerbaijan, then the international
community can say 'you can't even find your murderers, how can we find
Azerbaijani murderers'. The March 1st issue makes Armenia vulnerable
in the international arena," concluded Semirjyan.
Recall, that on March 1st, 2008, early in the morning, police
violently dispersed an opposition camp site in Freedom Square. After
the Presidential elections on February 19, 2008, there were 10 days of
peaceful protests at Freedom Square. On March 1st, protesters gathered
on Grigor Lusavorich St. for many hours. During the evening hours, the
protesters were shot at. 10 people were murdered: 2 police officers
and 8 citizens. Until this day, no one has been accused or tried for
the March 1st deaths. Photos and videos have been released of the
March 1st incident which clearly proves that the actions against the
opposition was by the armed forces.
http://www.epress.am/en/2015/02/27/not-exposing-march-1st-makes-armenia-vulnerable-in-the-international-arena.html
From: A. Papazian
02.27.2015 15:35 epress.am
The March 1st case has been revealed a long time ago and only needs to
be made public, however in that case it might turn out that some people
in the ruling authorities had played their part in the criminal act,
said coordinator of the "March 1st" NGO Arakel Semirjyan at a Media
Center discussion today, February 27.
"The killers have been identified, those who gave the command have
been identified, all the murders have been discovered. In world
history there has been no case where a murder occurs with thousands
of witnesses, and is left, let's say, unexposed," said Semirjyan. He
added that in addition to the thousands of eyewitnesses to the
incidents, there are hundreds of photos and videos, based on which
an investigation should have been launched a long time ago.
The speaker noted that testimonies have also been given by 500 injured
people, who claimed that they had seen who shot at them, however an
investigation has not not been launched.
According to Semirjyan, today the prosecutors are attempting to assort
the crime accordiong to the types of guns the people were killed with.
Gor Kloyan, Armen Farmanyan, and Tigran Khachatryan were killed by a
"Cheryomukha 7â~@³ riot gun, which was only held by police officers,
therefore there is no issue in exposing or investigating this
particular incident, said the NGO coordinator.
"We have 4 people, who have shot from a "Cheryomukha" and what's left
is to expose who made the killing shots," said Semirjyan, adding
that a judicial process must begin in order to expose the murders,
where the 4 people (potential shooters) should testify and it would
subsequently become clear who the murderer or murderers are.
Semirjyan stated that the Armenian ruling authorities need to
understand that exposing March 1st is beneficial, firstly for
them, because the way they behave toward March 1st is the same
way international community behaves toward Armenia. "If Armenia is
raising an issue of violations by Azerbaijan, then the international
community can say 'you can't even find your murderers, how can we find
Azerbaijani murderers'. The March 1st issue makes Armenia vulnerable
in the international arena," concluded Semirjyan.
Recall, that on March 1st, 2008, early in the morning, police
violently dispersed an opposition camp site in Freedom Square. After
the Presidential elections on February 19, 2008, there were 10 days of
peaceful protests at Freedom Square. On March 1st, protesters gathered
on Grigor Lusavorich St. for many hours. During the evening hours, the
protesters were shot at. 10 people were murdered: 2 police officers
and 8 citizens. Until this day, no one has been accused or tried for
the March 1st deaths. Photos and videos have been released of the
March 1st incident which clearly proves that the actions against the
opposition was by the armed forces.
http://www.epress.am/en/2015/02/27/not-exposing-march-1st-makes-armenia-vulnerable-in-the-international-arena.html
From: A. Papazian