Seyran Ohanyan: There was a small incident with Pavel Manukyan in my office (video)
There are not infallible people… Yes, there was a small incident with Pavel Manukyan in my office, but no one spat into another’s cup… I even feel uncomfortable to speak about it, but there was not such a thing,” former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said on Feb. 18 during a news conference convened by the alliance comprising Chairman of the Heritage party Raffi Hovannisian, former Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian and himself. Ohanyan, who tops the list of the alliance, said this in reply to a journalist’s question who wanted to know whether Ohanyan beat up Manukyan and even spat into his cup while he [Ohanyan] was in office in Artsakh in 2005. Seyran Ohanyan says after the incident he worked with Pavel Manukyan for many years and their relations were at a high level. “During my tenure of office, I was on good terms with Pavel Manukyan and his friends and I tried to help them as much as I could,” he said. Asked whether there are political prisoners in Armenia, Ohanyan gave an evasive answer, “The deep contradiction between the government and people is apparent. Confidence in the investigation of criminal cases gives rise to contemplations. We have no right not to believe our people.” Speaking about the March 2008 tragic events, Seyran Ohanyan said the authorities in Armenia have done are doing relevant work to disclose the post-election bloodshed. “The army did not participate in the March 1 events. If we come to power, we shall fully reveal the bloodshed.”
