Samvel Nikoyan does not take the report seriously
A1+ interviewed Samvel Nikoyan, deputy speaker of the Armenian parliament and chairman of the parliamentary commission looking into the events of March 1, 2008.
In their report Andranik Kocahryan and Seda Safaryan, members of the RA disbanded fact-finding group investigating the events of March 1, 2008, say the authorities involved armed forces in the post-election unrest which is a rough breach of the country's Constitution. The group's members say they sent you facts but you failed to pay attention to them, moreover, you "deliberately ignored the facts." What is your opinion on this?
I see no need and desire to comment on their accusation as I do not take it seriously. Such accusations can frequently be heard.
Aren't you, as a NA deputy speaker, concerned over the fact that army was involved in inner-political issues?
I heard about it for the first time. Do you mean to say that army was involved in the events? Where did you learn about it?
The information was provided by the fact-finding group in its report. The members say they have video evidence proving that heavy military was ordered into the capital during the deadly clashes.
It is not surprising. One day they can say that people from Mars were at Liberty Square on March 1. As I have said, they can make reports every six months "revealing" new facts on the occurrences. What's the use of commenting them?
The report accuses you of idleness that is why I asked you to comment on it.
The report was a result of political activity. They are oppositionists and are free to write whatever they want. Similarly, you are free in your actions. I find it useless to comment on the report.
But does it mean that you want to conceal the army's involvement in the events?
I already said what I wanted to say. Tomorrow someone else may turn up and make a report instead of Andranik Kocahryan and Seda Safaryan. Am I supposed to study their findings and comment on them every time a report is presented? I just want to say that the parliamentary interim commission stopped its activity on September 15
Diana Markosyan
