Minister on current situation and Prime Minister’s statement (video)
Minister of Economy Artsvik Minasyan appreciates the level of tolerance displayed by the police, said the Minister today after the Government session, touching upon the seizure of Erebuni police station, “If detaild examination is carried out by the relevant bodies including Ombudsman’s office, there may be separate cases, when there is unlawful behavior or inadequate display. In separate episodes we can see that there were obvious provocateurs, who instigated clashes, those people violated everybody’s rights.” In reply to the question whether those people are rebels or terrorists for him, Artsvik Minasyan answered, “ ‘Take hostage’ expression is included in the articles of the Criminal Code and no side denies what it means.” In reply to the question why the authorities remain silent until now, the Minister answered, “Prime Minister has just made a statement; for some people it can say nothing, for others it can tell everything.” He reminded that at present the process is in the range of the law enforcement system, “Let it be resolved, you shouldn’t create additional tension. I am sure that those people, at least part of them, whom I know and who were participants of Artsakh liberation war, those people will also display prudence and will take concrete actions, which will alleviate the situation. It is obvious that intolerance in the society rose to the level that the people think the political issues can be solved in that way.”
