POLITICIANS IN NO WAY COMMENT UPON VANO SIRADEGHIAN’S “APPEARANCE”
YEREVAN, MARCH 24, NOYAN TAPAN. ARF Dashnaktsutiun faction Secretary
Hrayr Karapetian called “sensational” the fact that the “Haykakan
Zhamanak” newspaper will publish an interview of former Chairman of
the Armenian National Movement, former RA Minister of Internal Affairs
Vano Siradeghian. He stated at the March 24 press briefing that he
knew nothing about it and only after reading the interview it will
become clear whether the interview was given by Siradeghian or not.
“After reading the interview I will be ready to touch upon all issues
interesting you,” Chairman of the National Unity Party Artashes
Geghamian mentioned in his turn. To recap, Vano Siradeghian is on the
run since early 1999 when the National Assembly sustained RA
Prosecutor General’s petition on depriving him of the deputy immunity
during the trial against him and another 11 former employees of the
system of Ministry of Internal Affairs. Siradeghian has been searched
for by Interpol up to this day. To recap, the “Haykakan Zhamanak”
newspaper has published articles signed as “Avetis Haroutiunian” for
several times and according to some data, their real author is the
very Siradeghian.