Heritage does not regard amnesty to be human actJune 20, 2009 - 16:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "If granting an amnesty were a human act, then it would be announced long ago", Armen Martirosyan, Chairman of the RA NA Heritage fraction told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. According to him, although many people say this step is directed to turning the page of March 1, 2008 events, but obviously it is impossible to do. "Names of killers of 10 innocent victims are unknown so far, as well as the names of those who gave the command to kill. The page cannot be turned as soon as all circumstances of March 1 and March 2 events are not revealed," he said. After announcing an amnesty not all political prisoners will be released from prisons, and it leaves a feeling of resentment, Mr. Martirosyan added. "Current amnesty does not solve the problem on the whole, therefore it must be applied to everybody," he stressed. According to Armen Martirosyan, there is a factor of external sanctions, and the amnesty announced by the president has been directed to mitigate those sanctions. "In my opinion, it is more important to pay attention to internal estimations rather than to outward ones," Mr. Martirosyan said. The parliamentary Heritage fraction refrained from participating in yesterday's vote in RA NA, except MP Zaruhi Postanjyan, who voted against, Armen Martirosyan said. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |