Authorities have fulfilled two demands of armed group - Paruyr Hayrikyan (video)
Being in the political domain for half a century, the National Self-Determination Union (AIM) has never supported any type of violence, even at the stage of national liberation struggle, AIM Leader Paruyr Hayrikyan told reporters on July 20 as he commented on the Sunday attack on a police station in Yerevan and the actions of the Sasna Dzrer armed group that still hold four hostages in the seized building. Anyway, Hayrikyan thinks that it was the government’s policy that ‘forced the guys to such a step.’ He says if we want everything to be resolved in a peaceful way in Armenia, then, in essence, we move against international human rights norms and standards. “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights clearly states that when human rights are violated, he may resort to the insurgency. It explicitly warns states to be ready for such things. If we want to resolve such problems through peaceful means, excluding rebellions, then we say that the human rights document is not correct,” he said. The AIM leader added that they are against bloodshed. He says the standoff may last longer than people expect, but that is more acceptable for them than new victims. Mr. Hayrikyan says the authorities have fullfilled two of the demands of the armed group. “One of their demands is the resignation of Serzh Sargsyan. In all normal countries, presidents make statements within several hours of at least on the second day of attacks. Where is he [Serzh Sargsyan]? We can say that Armenia has no president. Second, by arresting Jirayr Sefilyan the authorities wanted to isolate him, but as you see the guys are in touch with him," the AIM leader said.
