MARCH 1: ARF-D AVOIDS BLAMING EX-PRESIDENT KOCHARIAN
Tert
Sept 18 2009
Armenia
Yesterday, the rest of the March 1 Commission’s conclusion was
presented in parliament. It could be said that the events which took
place after the reading of the Commission’s report in parliament were
divided into two parts. On one side, the Heritage Party, as well as
independent MP Viktor Dallakyan, directly or indirectly placed the
entire accountability of March 1 events on Robert Kocharian. On the
other side, the Republican Party of Armenia, in particular, not only
defended the Commission’s report and Kocharian’s actions, but also
criticized opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan.
During this special parliamentary session, Armenian Revolutionary
Federation-Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) member Artsvik Minasyan, seemingly
responding to those who blame Robert Kocharian, announced that during
the March 1 Commission’s working period, her and her party’s issue
was to refrain from putting all the blame of the events of March 1
on one or two individuals. Minasyan stated that, in addition, their
challenge was to present such a conclusion as a result of their work
that would suggest systemic changes and which would prevent similar
events occuring again in the future. Important to note that the
ARF-D expressed a specific opinion on the parliamentary commission’s
conclusion: its disagreement with three points of the conclusion.