LARISSA ALAVERDYAN: DASHNAKTSUTYUN HURTS CORRUPTION BATTLE

Panorama.am
19:31 28/08/2007

"During the past four years, not enough laws have been implemented
concerning social issues. Now we will begin in this direction," stated
former head of human rights protection and member of the "Heritage"
party, Larissa Alaverdyan, at a press conference with Artsvik Minasyan
of Dashnaktsutyun. "The human rights commission didn’t do what it
was capable of. As an organization protecting human rights, it should
have done more to battle against laws harming citizens and society,"
Alaverdyan stated, adding that the Dashnaktsutyun party didn’t stand
with the people when a law concerning the foreignization of property
was being accepted.

"This kind of law not only hurts our economy, but the establishment
of a lawful state," she stated, to which Minasyan answered "True,
our party voted in favor of the law, as we thought the government
should be responsible for its activities. But as to how that would
be realized, other organizations bear this responsibility, along
with Dashnaktsutyun."

On the other hand, Dashnaktsutyun was a member of the ruling coalition
at that time, and bears a major part of the responsibility for the
passage of the law.