The sculptor in the cage of the authorities. Tsarukyan’s defenders are still waiting

“I learned a lot from ‘Education is fashionable’, and my speech was impressive for the prime minister,” sculptor Vigen Avetisyan (Avetis) said this last year in June, when he heard Pashinyan’s speech about “Real Armenia”, Anna Hakobyan’s recording “We are left in the 5th century”.

Vigen Avetis made full use of the opportunities created by the previous authorities. In 2011, for example, he did not listen to speeches about “real Armenia”, but saw the unity of the real Armenian states and the Diaspora, participated in Shushi’s “Hakob Gyurjian” international sculpture symposium in Artsakh, moreover, he also brought Italian sculptors with him.

To note, the symposium was held under the auspices of the RA Ministry of Culture, Yerevan Municipality, Artsakh Republic Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs, Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and Shushi Municipality with the direct participation of “Narekatsi” Art Union.

Vigen Avetis was also a muse during the time of the former authorities, which he is talking about today. his sculptures were also installed in the capital city of Yerevan. By the way, he also sculpted on the theme of the Armenian Genocide, because the previous government did not push the issue of the Armenian Genocide into the background.

And today, Vigen Avetis has committed himself to the task of justifying all the steps of the current government at any cost, and for that “noble cause” he has even started to give references to some stories.

The last episode happened the other day.

“I heard a story that a sculptor was thrown into a lion’s cage, and he died of fear,” said Vigen Avetis, speaking about the situation surrounding PAP leader Gagik Tsarukyan, at the booth of Pashinyan’s family newspaper, “HZ”.

When asked what was the reason, he said: “I don’t remember, but I know that there was such a story.”

The sculptor did not mention which sculptor he was talking about, but considered it his duty to throw dirt in the direction of Gagik Tsarukyan, who is being politically persecuted by Pashinyan…

By the way, on some occasion the same Vigen Avetis said that he has not been lying since he was 7-8 years old. “A person should live in such a way that there is no need to tell lies, instead of constantly thinking about how to prevent lies from rising to the surface,” he added.

Of course, in the near future there will probably be an opportunity for Vigen Avetis to prove the story of the lions and the sculptor, because 168․amwas informed that Gagik Tsarukyan’s legal team will deal with the issue in the near future.

“Now there are so many slanders directed at our client, irrelevant and unsubstantiated, unverified, expressions based on people’s assumptions and imagination, that we have already lined up so that we have the opportunity to address all of them one by one. This is, of course, another groundless slander aimed at forming certain sentiments among the public. We will consult with the defense team and make a statement and legal processes in this regard.” lawyer Emin Khachatryan, a member of Gagik Tsarukyan’s defense group, mentioned in the conversation with us.

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