Mother will go to the extreme
Participant of the protest held today near the government building Anahit Kirakosyan announced that she would go to the extreme and even declare a hunger strike as a sign of protest. Pointing toward the government building, she exclaimed: "I can't explain to them in any other way after they killed my son. Perhaps a hunger strike won't help either, but at least I'll die and free myself from this hell."
Anahit Kirakosyan is the mother of Andranik Hayrapetyan who was killed in peaceful conditions in one of Armenia's military units. According to official data, Andranik died from the shot of the opponent, but his mother is certain that his son was killed by the military unit commanders. The Minister of Justice informed her today that the two culprits guilty for his son's murder have been released by amnesty and are back to their posts.
This was strange for Anahit Kirakosyan because the RA Cassation Court had acknowledged them as guilty. "The more we fight to reach justice, the more these authorities find a way out to impede and close our road," said Kirakosyan.
Gohar Sargsyan, mother of another victim Tigran Ohanjanyan, was also participating in the protest. Her son was also said to die from electrocution. However, his mother is certain that her son was killed. A trial on Tigran Ohanjanyan's murder began and reached the RA Cassation Court. However, RA Military Prosecutor General Armen Khachatryan recently demanded sending the case back to the first instance court, which the dead soldier's mother finds nonsensical.
Let us remind that the head of the military unit's communication point and the junior sergeant were charged with Tigran Ohanjanyan's murder. The parents of the victim were against their sentencing, while Armenia's two court instances justified them.
Among the protesters were the parents of Karine Atoyan, 25, and Sos Ghukasyan, 32, who died as a result of the clumsy work by general doctor at the hospital in Berd city of Tavush province. According to them, there would be no murders if at least one of the murders committed by that doctor was condemned.
Among other protesters were the families of victims of the plane crash that took place on May 17, 2001 in Iran. They still haven't received their 23-month compensation and their issue remains unsolved to this day. Every morning the families of the victims go the RA presidential residence and then silently hold signs near the government building.
