PRO – LEVON OPPOSITION EXHAUSTS ITS MISSION

Director of “Sociometer” independent sociological research center Aharon Adibekyan responds to the questions of “Hayots Ashkharh” daily.
“Ter-Petrosyan announces that he is ready to yield and start negotiations with the Prime Minister, if the “criminal” ruling power agrees to release all the “political prisoners”. In such circumstances is it possible to speak about a dialogue between the ruling power and the opposition.”
“The court procedures show that some part of the detainees that didn’t play an active role in the massive disorder are released and the other part of the detainees face conditional punishment. But those who intentionally committed crimes must be punished.
If the conversation is about the “political” figures it is a really disputable issue and it would be better if we invite international experts to give advice to our law enforcers in this respect. If you insult the policeman, in a very tensed situation, it is a punishable act and you will definitely be punished, in any other country, no matter who you are.
And I don’t think it is accepted in the international practice to employ double standard approach towards the so-called political figures. It should serve as a lesson for the opposition. They must know that no one has the right to breach the law and be unpunished. Based on the logic of 1988, Levon Ter-Petrosyan and his supporters must probably think that if the people have risen then they can do anything. But it is far not like that, moreover if you come out not in the name of the whole nation but part of it.
In my view opposition is searching its new mission. No government is perfect. It has small and big gaps. You can always find reasons to criticize the government. But it should be in a constructive domain. Unfortunately the group that considers itself opposition doesn’t have this perception and analytic abilities, to make a good choice and to put forward a real alternative.”
“Recently Ter-Petrosyan made a sensational announcement, saying that after March 1 Armenia’s international rating didn’t fall. Only the ruling power has been discredited, and Armenia’s democratic rating has risen abruptly, due to certain “peace-loving citizens” who are ready to die for “freedom”. Do you agree with that standpoint?”
“Because of Ter-Petrosyan Armenia’s international rating dropped three times. First it was in 1996, when suffering defeat during the elections he remained in power, by Vazgen Sargsyan’s help. At that time all the programs linked with Armenia were frozen and stopped.
The second was in 1998 when he resigned. It turned out that Armenia was not ready to ensure democratic development and that resignation was the only way to change power.
The third was “March 1” and this is a bit regular, in some sense, because Ter-Petrosyan has got a deconstructive mentality and his historic mission was the collapse of the Soviet system, as in case of Gamsakhurdia and Elchibey.
LILIT POGHOSYAN

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