ARMENIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS: FACT-FINDING COMMITTEE’S DISSOLUTION IS EVIDENT CAPITULATION BEFORE IRREFUTABLE FACTS

Noyan Tapan
June 9, 2009

YEREVAN, JUNE 9, NOYAN TAPAN. On June 9, the Armenian National
Congress made a statement condemning the stopping of the activity of
the fact-finding committee of experts on study of the 2008 March 1-2
events by RA President’s June 6 order.

"Fact-finding committee’s dissolution is evident capitulation before
the irrefutable facts which were disclosed thanks to committee’s work
and which the administration had been trying to conceal for already
a year and a half in any way possible. The authorities could take
this step only in a case: if the facts gathered by the fact-finding
committee undoubtedly confirmed that retired, as well as current
high-ranking officials were accomplices in the March 1 events, in
particular, in murders," ANC statement read.

Expressing confidence that "this strange fact will find a right
response by both Armenian and international community, in particular,
PACE, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, and others,"
ANC meanwhile mentioned that it will continue demanding an independent
investigation of the March 1 events with the participation of
international experts.