Ashot Manucharyan: Gyumri tragedy resembles 1999 Armenian parliament shooting (video)
The Gyumri tragedy is an appalling crime and in a moment, someone may make use of the tragedy for other purposes, says political analyst Ashot Manucharyan. “Such is the world. We must not be offended or say this is a disgrace for us as it will not help us. So we must be on the alert,” said the member of the Karabakh Committee. He reminds that the same situation was observed in Armenia after the parliamentary carnage of October 27, 1988. “We had eight victims but we could not understand why those people had been killed and who had ordered their murder. Contradicting opinions were heard after the tragic incident the truth was concealed from people. The same thing might happen today but this time we have no right to stumble, we must disclose the crime,” he said. “In peaceful time we could have waited until the end, but now that a global war is on, if we consider the worst version – it had been a planned crime – the tragedy will be used for other purposes the next moment,” Mr Manucharyan said adding that strong groups are launching their activities – both inside and outside – to cash in on the tragedy.
