CRIMINAL CASE STILL NOT LAUNCHED INTO THE LACHIN INCIDENT

02.25.2015 11:14 epress.am

A criminal investigation in the case of the NKR police subjecting
the members of the Founding Parliament movement to violence in Lachin
(Berdzor) still has not been launched, although 24 days have passed.

Armenian National Congress faction MP Nikol Pashinyan stated the latter
in the National Assembly yesterday, February 24, while condemning
the inaction of the Nagorno-Karabakh law enforcement.

Between the dilemma of “state” or “fraternity”, he called for the
Nagorno-Karabakh authorities to choose the “state” option. “The
individuals who used violence against the peaceful car rally
participants need to be subject to criminal liability, the officials
who showed negligence in regards to the possible danger of the incident
must be fired immediately. This is not for my fancy, but is called
for by the Karabakh’s constitution, legislation, and basic logic. The
Karabakh authorities need to comprehend that these are the only ways of
overcoming the consequences of the Berdzor incident,” said Pashinyan.

Recall, on January 31st, members of the Founding Parliament, who
organized a car rally toward Nagorno-Karabakh, were beat up near the
NK border by police representatives and civilian clothed individuals.

The attackers also smashed the participants cars. Representatives
of the Founding Parliament have noted that the NKR authorities would
not have conducted the actions without the approval of the Armenian
authorities.