TER-PETROSYAN CHOOSES THE INOPERATIVE OPTION

Interview with political scientist EDUARD ANTINYAN, Secretary of the political council of the “Liberal Progressive Party”

“What are your comments on L. Ter-Petrosyan’s speech delivered during the second congress of the ‘pan-national movement’?”
“Some way or another, L. Ter-Petrosyan had to respond to the political situation that emerged more than two months ago. He can’t remain silent forever. Otherwise, who’s going to give an answer for the victims and ravages? Ter-Petrosyan was forced to initiate a certain process – to justify himself and persuade his proponents that the struggle continued.
Naturally, the struggle could not go on with the aggressiveness he had initiated. Life showed that it is impossible to come to power by such methods. Silence would have meant to assume the entire burden of responsibility. The ‘new movement’ which has begun will undoubtedly encourage some people and disappoint others. But he has the opportunity to say “if you believe me, let’s go on with the struggle.”
If we, for a moment, ignore the motives, we can say that the movement does really have certain positive features. Despite the fact of recognizing or rejecting the election results, he admits the existence of the ruling authorities. Besides, he makes no urgent demands for organizing new elections on the state level, admitting that society and the international structures are not ready for such a test. Entering into the atmosphere of community elections, the internal political tension will essentially decrease.
Public tension, however, will not decrease because the people have not yet realized what has really happened. An ordinary citizen doesn’t know why he was pushed to a conflict with the authorities, why the situation was exacerbated and why they are beginning a new process now. In such situation, a lot of strange things may happen for the people. This is L. Ter-Petrosyan’s second bluff.”
“Is Ter-Petrosyan trying to find some justification or does he pursue other goals by resorting to bluff?”
“Before the presidential elections, I had the occasion to say that L. Ter-Petrosyan served for Robert Kocharyan’s interests only. During the past ten years, he remained silent, and his silence greatly served in favor of the authorities. During the recent years, the press supporting the Armenian Pan-National Movement was fiercely criticizing the ruling authorities; it was doing its best to prevent the pro-opposition camp from becoming accomplished. Activeness in this period was a message to the next president, by which L. Ter-Petrosyan wanted to say that in the course of the coming 10 years he will be a factor whose opinion has to be considered.
Ter-Petrosyan is doing his best to persuade the people that his time is not over yet. But there has emerged a situation when someone has to be held accountable for the victims. In such situation, the ex-President is actually attempting to create an impression that he is not to blame for the events which happened; all that was the fault of the authorities, and the only person who could have given an instruction was Robert Kocharyan.
This is an attempt of introducing a new idea in jurisprudence – the precedent of post-development evidence. An attempt is being made to prove a person’s guilt by the conduct he displays after the event. And by imitating an incessant and continuous struggle, he will consistently try to avoid responsibility.
GEVORG HAROUTYUNYAN

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