Last year the Global Financial Integrity organization published a report entitled “Illegal financial outflow from developing countries 2002-2011,” which caused a lot of discussion among the Armenian government.
Since the fall session of the parliament ANC MPs have asked a number of times why the parliament does not discuss the bill on compensating homicide victims as suggested by European convention. The bill is in the parliament’s agenda for ten years.
Unfortunately the decision of Sargsyan has left Armenia more dependent than even on Russia. Armenian society seems to be much more passive than Ukrainian in terms of fighting for a better and more democratic future where human rights, freedoms and the rule of law are respected.
Of course, in the event of creation of the ad hoc the opposition would in a more substantiated manner present the negative consequences of the gas agreement, the criminal initiative of accumulating 300 million USD debt. As a result, they might have even prepared some kind of report. Even besides the opposition examination it would be enough to launch big criminal cases against the ones, who initiated this deal based on the report presented by the government.
Perhaps everybody has seen the commercial of the new pension reform with participation of the devil and the angel. In that commercial the angel is trying to persuade the public that the more you invest in the pension fund the more the state will invest on your behalf.
The American Forbes has published a rating list entitled “Russia’s real estate kings 2014” with 30 people. This list includes local and foreign businessmen’s names who own commercial real estate properties in Russia. The classification is written in an order of incomes that the owners of real estate businesses could earn from their properties. This list does not include incomes from other businesses. Samvel Karapetyan, head of Tashir holding, is in the second place of this list with $3.8 billion (29th place). His income from rent of properties is estimated at $960 million.
The parliament of Armenia has adopted a bill increasing the number of the Controller Commission members from 7 to 11. Five seats are given to RPA, and one seat to LS and each of the four non-government political parties represented in the parliament. The non-government parties claim that it is unacceptable to give majority in the commission to RPA, and for this reason they do not accept their seats.
There was a moment when Sargsyan was trying to get rid of this bluff but he was soon reminded if he wanted to quit there would be new rules of a game created, and his old friends oligarchs, former presidents wouldn’t leave him in peace, if the Kremlin was annoyed with Sargsyan.
Unfortunately, many of them are not invited to the fancy meetings of Griboyedov club. As of the government then its members are not only members of Griboyedov club but also Putin Club. After the September 3 speech of Sargsyan they just don’t work with a good enthusiasm. Perhaps, this is the reason why they are calling Armenia Putin’s club now.
We wish that Armenia became the country where Shant strived to live in. In the current conditions perhaps this sounds a little crazy for Armenia as Shant would be considered for many others. But if the idea of having a free and sovereign state is crazy then Shant was the craziest citizen. It was his cautious choice. He preferred craziness to servitude…
