Case will be revealed a week after change of power
Unlike the Armenian authorities, they placed the state's interest above everything else and raised the issue of rule of law," head of the "March 1" non-governmental commission Suren Abrahamyan told "A1+".
According to him, the authorities' will to sentence the Greek policeman to death was dictated by the Greek society. "I don't know whether the authorities would act that way if there was no pressure, but in any case, the crime was revealed and the criminal was punished." According to Abrahamyan, this was what broke the barrier between the government and the society and established solidarity and, "most importantly, justice was served".
As for Armenia, according to Abrahamyan, unfortunately pressure from the society weakened and the authorities were after something else. "They could care less about the rule of law and justice that are pivotal for statehood. The only issue that they solved was keeping those criminals who served them unpunished. But what they don't know is that sooner or later they will pay for what they did," says Suren Abrahamyan.
"The authorities shouldn't hope that a crime against the people will not go unpunished. There have been stronger, more horrible and cruel authorities that have been brought to justice. They had to reveal that crime for the sake of their security, maintaining the state and respecting power," says the former police chief.
As for the claim by head of the "March 1" investigative group of the Special Investigative Service Vahagn Harutyunyan according to which the case may be revealed within 5 to 10 years when it will be possible to identify the "Cheryomukha" gun and bullet, Suren Abrahamyan said: "I agree with Vahagn Harutyunyan. He probably meant after change of power. But I regret to inform Harutyunyan that change of power will take place before that and when it does, I am sure that Vahagn Harutyunyan will end the case in a week after receiving instruction and permission."
