The parents and other relatives of Armenian soldiers killed in the 44-day war in Artsakh, who demand prosecution of Nikol Pashinyan over his handling of the war, on Thursday again staged a protest outside the Armenian Prosecutor General's Office.
They demand that their motion to bring criminal charges against Pashinyan be forwarded to the National Security Service (NSS), arguing that the Investigative Committee cannot conduct an objective probe into the case.
Speaking to reporters, Yelizaveta Ohanjanyan, the mother of fallen volunteer soldier Arman Ohanjanyan, stated none of them trusts the Investigative Committee anymore.
“We won't give up and will fight to the end. Despite being deep in grief, I have always stood up to fight, because I realize that we are losing our homeland, our homeland is being sold and gifted away,” she said,
“We have gathered here today to demand that the case be forwarded to the NSS, but they take no action, remaining indifferent,” she said, stressing it will not discourage them from demanding Pashinyan’s prosecution.
“We will keep fighting because our sons, who wanted to live too, sacrificed their lives for the homeland,” the woman said.
She urged people not to remain indifferent and join their struggle.
“We are actually going through hell. I would like to make an appeal to officials: if you are a human being and have at least a hint of conscience, come and support us, investigate the case, let the real culprits be held to account. We demad that Pashinyan stand trial,” she said.