SIMPLE QUESTION LEFT UNANSWERED
A1+
[02:31 pm] 13 May, 2008
The April 23rd edition of the "Aravot" Daily offered data that Suren
Khachatrian, Governor of Shirak Region, had beaten a teenager. About
two weeks later all the TV channels broadcast Prime Minister Tigran
Sargssian’s statement claiming the falsity of the news and the latter’s
anecdote on the discrepancy between the reality and a rumour.
Reporter of the "Aravot" Daily Anna Israyelian reminds on this account
that as early as on April 25 the paper introduced modifications to
this article, correcting the name of the beaten teenager.
"Gor Karapetian was taken to hospital for an X-ray examination of
the jaw and no injuries were detected.
Whereas Yeghishe Antanossian, who was the one really beaten, was
claimed to have no serious injuries as far as the physician could
see "with the naked eye". They should have taken to hospital the
one really beaten, shouldn’t they? Though weeks have passed and the
bruises might have healed", notices Anna Israyelian.
The reporter declares that the official information offers thorough
details on the events preceding the beating but there is no certain
answer to the simple question whether the teenager was beaten by
Governor Suren Khachatrian or not. "The investigation was launched
to find out the real offender but it did not serve the purpose. They
say the boy’s parents have no complaint and the argument has been
smoothed away. By his anecdote the Prime Minister emphasized the
falsity of our information but did not reveal the reality. In this
sense the anecdote was very offensive."
"Don’t you think disguising the facts stimulates the repetition of
such kind of violence?" asks "A1+".
"We’d better not hurry in making conclusions. On the one hand I am
an optimist and I cordially hope the situation will change. On the
other hand, I might be too naïve to expect that Suren Khachatrian
will suffer his punishment. He used to offer various services to the
authorities at the time of Presidential Elections.
We still hope though the beginning was not hopeful."
–Boundary_(ID_K1VhNlWaaO9bl/4cw3a oRQ)–
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
