DEVICE WELCOMES THOUGH KOCHARIAN HAS ALREADY REFUSED

Answering to a Turkish Journalist's question in the interview in Strasbourg how he regards the signed document by 19 deputies of PACE where Robert Kocharian is called to adopt the proposal of the Prime Minister of Turkey and to form a joint group of historians the CoE Secretary General Terry Device said that he wasn't introduced to the content of that document but he knew the problem. "It's a good idea and I'll support. I think it is a fine gesture by Turkey and if the Armenians join and discuss I think it will be possible to come to a general standpoint." But the RA NA deputies don't share that standpoint AND mark positively Robert Kocharian's
reply to Erdoghan.

NAIVE HONESTY

It was obvious still that time when we were adopting the institution of human protection by CoE request that the ombudsman of Armenia will stand in front of serious problems in case of serious approaches to the work. Perhaps Larisa Alaverdian adopting the proposal of becoming the ombudsman didn't imagine clearly what role the authorities have given to her. That means that Mrs. Alaverdian hasn't been warned from the beginning that she must only show that human rights are protected in our country. And not more. It must be understandable itself that Armenia needs in ombudsman for "ticking off" in the account given to CoE. Mrs. Alaverdian wasn't so quick-witted and began fulfilling her commitments honestly irritating the authorities by her activities. It wasn't enough to express independent thoughts round social and legal problems of our country she also began demanding the group of commissions provided by law. The result of this was that the President and the Government had to curb the ombudsman by the Constitutional Court. It is spoken about reviewing the standpoint from the law "About the protector of human rights" which allows the ombudsman to demand any information about legal proceedings. It isn't difficult to guess why the problem of corresponding to the Constitution became so actually. Nobody, not even the deputies who adopted the law "About ombudsman" in 2003 didn't foresee that the point of the law had to be realized. Especially by the ombudsman appointed by the President.
And now there is an inconvenient situation, we must find the ways to dismiss Mrs. Alaverdian from her post. And appoint instead of her a person like Grigor Amalian.