Ruben Hakobyan, “I don’t think that the authorities are terrified of Sefilyan” (video)
We shouldn’t make Jirayr Sefilyan a hero, he is more like Herostratus. “By such phenomena, if they see that they don’t have other capabilities, they must register sensational phenomena and you, journalists, assist it,” says the NA Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) faction Head Vahram Baghdasaryan. According to Vahram Baghdasaryan, the law enforcement officers prevented a serious crime. He is sure that the bases to arrest Jirayr Sefilyan are more than enough. At least, there is no political persecution against him. Jirayr Sefilyan has been arrested at least for already third time. But Vahram Baghdasaryan cannot say that he [Jirayr Sefilyan] is so dangerous that he should be expelled from the Homeland as a person, who is not considered the RA citizen. “It means that he has committed crime for the third time, if he committed for the fourth time, he would have been arrested for the fourth time.” The lawmaker can understand the fact that the people don’t believe that Sefilyan is guilty. “The people are always skeptical about any action at the beginning.” Independent lawmaker Ruben Hakobyan won’t say that again by arresting Sefilyan the authorities show that they are not going to become a little more democratic. “Sefilyan, who is a good freedom fighter, has good biography, but on the other hand I don’t think that he is the political figure the authorities are terrified of.” Mr Hakobyan hints that the isolation of the hero of Artsakh freedom fight doesn’t have to have inner political reasons. “At present certain actions can take place inside Armenia, which have nothing to do with inner politics.”
