FACTS ARE IMMORTAL, THEY LIVE FOREVER
Hakob Badalyan
Lragir.am
31 Aug 06
The first tendencies of struggle against the criminal are outlining
in the government of Armenia. And strange though it may seem, these
tendencies are displayed by the minister of environmental protection
Vardan Aivazyan. In the evening of August 30 he spoke on TV about
activities, containing criminal directly and requiring the attendance
of the procuracy.
For instance, the minister announces that over 90 percent of building
in Armenia does not correspond to the environmental standards but they
have found a loophole. According to the minister, only construction
on 1000 square meters is liable to an environmental test, whereas
the land is allocated under the mechanism 990×990.
Hence, the building occupies much larger space but on documents the
space is divided and not liable to an environmental test.
Vardan Aivazyan did not specify the names of people who are responsible
for this reality. However, the minister of environmental protection may
realize that giving names means assume that people are unknowledgeable
for the simple reason that one needs to explain everything in detail
to an unknowledgeable person. It is enough to find out who allocates
land. Of course, the City Hall of Yerevan, or the municipality of the
community of Center because 90 percent of construction, maybe more
is carried out in the center. Consequently, the mayor of Yerevan or
the municipality of the Center, who are members of the council of
the Republican Party, are accountable for the tricks with documents,
of course, if they rule their offices. The degree of accountability
is not something that Vardan Aivazyan or we should decide.
This is the business of the Office of the Attorney General because
these facts are usually investigated by them. If the procuracy
works, it must invite the minister of environmental protection for
a talk because his statements obviously speak about serious cases of
corruption. Besides the procuracy, the president should also invite
Vardan Aivazyan for a talk since he did not believe on August 30
through his speaker that the government adheres to the criminal and
demanded facts on the criminal, and the minister of environmental
protection may have a number of facts. Otherwise, he was speaking about
something he was unaware. And it means that Vardan Aivazyan is merely
making allegations. Consequently, it will appear that he is merely
trying to move his guilt at some other direction after the sphere he
heads underwent the torrent of petitions from the procuracy. Hence,
Vardan Aivazyan’s talk with both the president and the attorney general
would supply them with facts, simply the problem is on whom the facts
will be. And this is not very important because they must start with
someone, of course if there is wish to start at all.