MOTHER WILL GO TO THE EXTREME

A1Plus.am
06/05/10

Participant of the protest held today near the government building
Anahit Kirakosyan announced that she would go to the extreme and
even declare a hunger strike as a sign of protest. Pointing toward
the government building, she exclaimed: "I can’t explain to them in
any other way after they killed my son. Perhaps a hunger strike won’t
help either, but at least I’ll die and free myself from this hell."

Anahit Kirakosyan is the mother of Andranik Hayrapetyan who was killed
in peaceful conditions in one of Armenia’s military units. According
to official data, Andranik died from the shot of the opponent, but
his mother is certain that his son was killed by the military unit
commanders. The Minister of Justice informed her today that the two
culprits guilty for his son’s murder have been released by amnesty
and are back to their posts.

This was strange for Anahit Kirakosyan because the RA Cassation Court
had acknowledged them as guilty. "The more we fight to reach justice,
the more these authorities find a way out to impede and close our
road," said Kirakosyan.

Gohar Sargsyan, mother of another victim Tigran Ohanjanyan, was
also participating in the protest. Her son was also said to die from
electrocution. However, his mother is certain that her son was killed.

A trial on Tigran Ohanjanyan’s murder began and reached the RA
Cassation Court. However, RA Military Prosecutor General Armen
Khachatryan recently demanded sending the case back to the first
instance court, which the dead soldier’s mother finds nonsensical.

Let us remind that the head of the military unit’s communication point
and the junior sergeant were charged with Tigran Ohanjanyan’s murder.

The parents of the victim were against their sentencing, while
Armenia’s two court instances justified them.

Among the protesters were the parents of Karine Atoyan, 25, and Sos
Ghukasyan, 32, who died as a result of the clumsy work by general
doctor at the hospital in Berd city of Tavush province. According
to them, there would be no murders if at least one of the murders
committed by that doctor was condemned.

Among other protesters were the families of victims of the plane crash
that took place on May 17, 2001 in Iran. They still haven’t received
their 23-month compensation and their issue remains unsolved to this
day. Every morning the families of the victims go the RA presidential
residence and then silently hold signs near the government building.