Created and disbanded the group
"Heritage" MP Stepan Safaryan described the disbandment of the fact-finding group investigating the events of March 1-2 in one word: "theft of documents".
By sending a letter to Serzh Sargsyan, "Heritage" is demanding the person whom it accuses of document theft to restore the fact-finding group.
Do you think that Serzh Sargsyan would disband a fact-finding group if he were ready to create another group? In response to that, Safaryan said:
"That's a different story. "Heritage" is committed to contributing to the revelation of events and murders on March 1 for the society and the 10 victims of March 1 and we are not going to back down."
Safaryan considers that the revelation of the events of March 1 is possible even without Serzh Sargsyan's consent.
Why did Serzh Sargsyan allow the facts to be gathered and then feel the need to steal the documents? In response, Safaryan said:
"I am sure that the people who created the fact-finding group had no idea that the group would go this far and would gather such serious facts. This became a problem for the authorities and that's why they forced the group leader to present all the facts to the NA ad hoc committee."
According to Safaryan, the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly, which is planning to discuss the Armenian Issue tomorrow, will also touch upon the disbandment of the fact-finding group, but that will not change anything.
"The Assembly will welcome and note that the amnesty was a step forward. It will express regret for the disbandment of the fact-finding group, but will call on Armenia to continue the reforms, that is, release the remaining political prisoners and reveal the events of March 1."
According to Safaryan, the PACE is not a body that punishes, but one that points out the issues and Armenia will be under the supervision of the Monitoring Committee for a long time. As for the amnesty and the statement by Republican Party press speaker Edward Sharmazanov according to which the amnesty was a result of Serzh Sargsyan's forgiveness, Safaryan said:
"The context of amnesty is the official position of the authorities on the trials. The head of state sets political prisoners and criminals at the same level and justifies the verdicts of the judges. An incomplete amnesty is just political retribution."
