July 12, 2026
For eight years, we have been talking about the fact that this government came with repressions, and that machine will become much more brutal and comprehensive. Today we see how the spinning wheel of that machine works faster and what large masses are subjected to repression. Perhaps the perception of the public has changed, because eight years ago some people were even happy about the criminal cases being initiated, but today this phenomenon causes the opposite attitude among a significant mass of the public. 168TVof « expressed such an opinion during the program Elinar Vardanyan, deputy of RA NA.
“The fact that a person is demonstratively knocked to the ground, put on handcuffs cannot but cause the opposite effect in society, and we see it in private communications and social networks. People are really affected, they can’t come to terms with the idea that you can just promise that you will spread it on the ground, that you will destroy it, and go that way without sufficient grounds. No matter what, when the spinning wheel starts working, it will knock on anyone’s door. And as long as you distance yourself from all this, when they come and knock on your door, there will be no one to protect you, that is, you will remain alone with the problems,” said the politician.
“The broad masses, of course, understand what is happening. Some talk about it, some are silent, but those who say: I am neutral, I do not know the criminal case, this is a legal process, it has nothing to do with me, tomorrow they will be treated much more cruelly by these authorities, and there will be no one who will stand by them and protect them from the brutal actions of this government.
It is clear that what is happening to Gagik Tsarukyan is exclusively a political persecution, because during the pre-election period, Pashinyan promised that he should be brought to justice and deprived, and after that promise, a legal process is taking place,” said Elinar Vardanyan.
According to an opposition figure, the country’s law enforcement system serves only one person.
“At Pashinyan’s instruction, they do everything, violating their dignity. They are ready to serve any instruction of Pashinyan. The Prosecutor General is Pashinyan’s personal prosecutor. Whatever order Pashinyan gives, the Prosecutor General has only to find its legal justifications, that is, to sew, glue together, to dig up some evidence as a result of widespread recording and eavesdropping on everyone, that is, to try to give Pashinyan’s order a legal path.”
“Many specialists from both investigative and prosecutor’s offices, not coming to terms with the violation of their dignity, simply left the system over the years and no longer think about returning to the system.
Those people who try to justify their actions with the phrase “we are supporting a family” remained in the system, therefore, expecting anything from the legal system in this case is naive, because under the conditions of this dictatorship, you can’t even hope for that,” said Elinar Vardanyan.
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