Armenian Parliament Shooting 1999

[AlphaPapa]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Armenian_parliament_shooting

What have we done to look into this? Cause/Effect?


Were the sentences of the perpetrators reduced by Kocharyan (I remember reading something to that effect a few months ago) and if so, why?

Who really has power in Armenia? How can the citizens and diaspora shift government (executive) policies towards their interests?

[Federate]

Re: Armenian Parliament Shooting 1999

I have never heard of the sentences being reduced. There's 3-4 possibilities behind the shooting that people point to. First is the given story that Nairi Hunanyan just shot the place up in order to cleanse corruption. Second is that it was Kocharian, third that it was LTP and finally, that it was the Russians.

[londontsi]

Re: Armenian Parliament Shooting 1999

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Ar...ament_shooting


What have we done to look into this? Cause/Effect?


Were the sentences of the perpetrators reduced by Kocharyan (I remember reading something to that effect a few months ago) and if so, why?

Who really has power in Armenia? How can the citizens and diaspora shift government (executive) policies towards their interests?

The National security minister at the time was Serz Sarkisyan.

He was responsible for the security of public places.

He would have (his department ) would have been privy to all related information.

Somehow we never hear his name mentioned in any discussions ( news etc).

[Yedtarts]

Re: Armenian Parliament Shooting 1999

To know the answer to this question, we should see who were the beneficiaries from this situation, who could’ve organized such thing, and why the coming governments don’t pursue to find who were the heads behind it.

[AlphaPapa]

Re: Armenian Parliament Shooting 1999

To know the answer to this question, we should see who were the beneficiaries from this situation, who could’ve organized such thing, and why the coming governments don’t pursue to find who were the heads behind it.

And that's why I ask. I don't want this to be forgotten, especially with the guest appearances at that 10th anniversary/monument commemoration.

[bell-the-cat]

Re: Armenian Parliament Shooting 1999

To know the answer to this question, we should see who were the beneficiaries from this situation, who could’ve organized such thing, and why the coming governments don’t pursue to find who were the heads behind it.

In any normal country whose prime minister had been assasinated in his own parliament, to know the answer to the question one would just need to read the extensive investigations and enquiries that would have been held to analyse the shootings, as well as giving a casual glance at whatever conspiracy theory stuff is circulating.

As for that Wikipedia entry - its lack of a talk page probably says as much as Armenian's lack of a proper investigation. Removed information from previous edits include a mention that he was a former member of the ARF, conspiracy theory stuff alleging Russian involvement, and what seems to have been a photograph of the actual shooting.

[Yedtarts]

Re: Armenian Parliament Shooting 1999

There’s no doubt it was done by Russia’s blessing, I believe Vasken Sarkisyan was not a puppet and Russia didn’t like that very much.