Amnesty won't help overcome political crisis in Armenia
The decision taken by the Armenian National Assembly can't be described as amnesty, said David Shahnazaryan , member of Armenian National Movement.
"I can't think positive of the amnesty if there are still 20 political prisoners kept in jails. This amnesty won't help overcome political crisis in Armenia but will aggravate it, on the contrary," he told reporters in Yerevan today.
There are two reasons why the authorities declared amnesty, according to Shahnazaryan.
"First, it's the intense popular movement and, second, it's a show the leadership performed fro the PACE monitoring group," he said, adding that the other political prisoners will also be released soon, under the popular pressure.
Asked by a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter whether the ANC will reconsider its position if all political prisoners are released, Shahnazaryan said, "Yes."
"I can't think positive of the amnesty if there are still 20 political prisoners kept in jails. This amnesty won't help overcome political crisis in Armenia but will aggravate it, on the contrary," he told reporters in Yerevan today.
There are two reasons why the authorities declared amnesty, according to Shahnazaryan.
"First, it's the intense popular movement and, second, it's a show the leadership performed fro the PACE monitoring group," he said, adding that the other political prisoners will also be released soon, under the popular pressure.
Asked by a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter whether the ANC will reconsider its position if all political prisoners are released, Shahnazaryan said, "Yes."
