Let’s Make Armenia Free Country - Yerkir Tsirani petitions to EU
The Republic of Armenia is fluctuating from authoritarianism, from controlled democracy to totalitarianism. The path to totalitarianism also began after the failure of the signature of the Association Agreement including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTA) with the European Union. After this breakdown the fraudulent constitutional referendum in Armenia, led to the interconnectedness for the function of the same person as ensuring the continuity of the state's first personality. It is regrettable, but Armenia, as some other former Soviet republics, repeats the reality of the same person and the same political monopoly over a decade. The Armenian people had great hopes for the construction of a democratic state with fulfillment of deep democratic reforms and with a political support of democratic countries. However, failed reforms, failure to comply with the commitments made by the Armenian authorities did not receive a practical assessment from the international community, which, in its turn, made Armenia an example of a perfect failure. Country where one million people from around 3 million are poor, 11% of the 3 million population is elderly. Country, whose external state debt will reach $ 7 billion by the end of 2018, which exceeds 60% of GDP. Country where people are persecuted for political views and civic activism. Country where people can be imprisoned for false testimony for several years and objected to inhuman and degrading treatment against them. Country, where a female candidate for the mayor (who during that time was a deputy of the National Assembly of Armenia) and her proxy, who discovered fraudsters, could be violently and aggressively abducted by the policemen from the place of crime in the presence of medias only to conceal the election fraud (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Luyz8-lU8). As a result of this violence on May 14, 2017, Yerevan Mayor candidate and MP Zaruhi Postanjyan received numerous bodily injuries, her proxy and daughter Lilit Drampyan received brain concussion and was hospitalized. Although they were recognized as victims, the criminal case, was dismissed on the grounds that the evidence was insufficient. Later, this impunity was reflected during the February 13 meeting of the Yerevan Council of Elders, when an assault on members of "Yerkir Tsirani" faction took place accompanied by insults, outrageous acts, violence, discrimination, sexual harassment, illegal deprivation of liberty and violation of liberty of expression (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA9DScLnGMI).The usurpation of power by massive falsifications under the name of elections is almost always approved by international community as "one step ahead". The "one step ahead" assessed also authoritarianism in Armenia, which led to the emigration of about one and half million people, and Serzh Sargsyan’s failure to sign a the Association agreement including the DCFTA with the EU. This also contributed to strengthening the totalitarianism in Armenia. The current non-legitimate parliament formed by the so-called rating elections held in 2017 will soon elect the first face of the country, the prime minister, under the new parliamentary political structure. The prime minister's candidate claims to become Serzh Sargsyan, who by "absolute" dictatorship methods wants to establish a "solid" government, and with the adoption of the new laws which provide provisions that limit the work of the media during the government sessions and during the Yerevan Council of Elders' sessions. On March 23, 2018, by the initiative of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, some laws were adopted in order to hold closed-door sessions of the government and prohibit journalists from attending the Yerevan Council of Elders' sessions (see http://parliament.am/draftreading_docs6/2/K-265_DR2.pdf, http://parliament.am/draftreading_docs6/2/K-265-3_DR2.pdf). Dear colleagues, we are convinced that you also regret the failure of Armenia's commitments, and we call on you to take immediate actions to suspend the totalitarian regime in Armenia. In this context, it should be outlined that, - Modern technologies often make it impossible to cover the cynicism and aggressive behavior of criminal-oligarchic authorities in Armenia, which has caused great concern for Serzh Sargsyan. Hence, he has decided to hold the government's sessions closed and prevent the public and journalists from attending the Yerevan Council of Elders' sessions, - The neglect of ethical rules and public accountability by public service officials in Armenia is widespread and needs camouflage by restricting media activities and using force levers, - The current illegitimate parliament formed by the so-called rating elections in 2017 is almost entirely controlled by Serzh Sargsyan and does not endanger him - Serzh Sargsyan has no concerns to this regard, but the Armenian people are restless because the parliament does not carry out its missions, - Serzh Sargsyan has always been ignoring to ethical rules, transparency and public accountability, and now, wishing to become Prime Minister, he decided to hold the government's sessions closed, which is an unacceptable reality - Serzh Sargsyan wants to avoid responsibility for the decisions that he will adopt on behalf of the public. This is inacceptable in the Parliamentary government system. - Yerevan Council of Elders has become uncontrollable for Serge Sargsyan, which has turned out during the session of February 13, 2018. Consequently, Serzh Sargsyan took action to prohibit journalists from attending the Yerevan Council of Elders' session hall. Hence, this circumstance limits the right of the public to be informed about the council meetings and makes Yerevan's Council of Eldermen's "Yerkir Tsirani" faction members' to work in a more dangerous conditions, -In the absence of ethic rules, transparency and accountability, the corruption and abuse of official position will become total, - The repressions and violence against the political stance and against the manifestation of civic activism will be total. Sincerely, Zaruhi POSTANJYAN President of "Yerkir Tsirani" party Head of "Yerkir Tsirani" faction of Yerevan Council of Elders
