Relatives of March 1 victims address letter to EU
Relatives of the victims of March 1, 2008, today addressed a letter to the EU Yerevan Office requesting a meeting with the participants of EU-Armenia Civil Society seminar.
Sargis Kloyan, the father of a March 1 victim Gor Kloyan, says it is the first time they are appealing to the EU office.
"Two years have passed but the murderers of our sons are still in freedom. We had to request the Council of Europe and European Union to help us expose the truth about the deadly clashes of March 1. This letter is another chance for us to make our voice audible to Europeans," Sargis Kloyan told A1+.
Alla Hovhannisyan, the mother of Tigran Khachatryan, says they will struggle until international structures take concrete measures to finally reveal the murderers of the ten victims.
According to Sargis Kloyan, the relatives do not trust Armenian courts and PACE rapporteurs. They believe that only the European Court of Human Rights is capable of disclosing the murders and making those guilty accountable.
"If the power changes in Armenia, the organizers and perpetrators of the March 1 events will be disclosed in an hour," said Sargis Kloyan.
If the EU office rejects their request, the relatives will appeal to the United National Organization.
The EU-Armenia Civil Society Seminar on the Right to a Fair Trial and Independence of the Judiciary will be held in Yerevan on November 9-10.
