Yesterday the director of the Bjni mineral water factory Laert Harutyunyan sent another open letter to the RA government, foreign embassies accredited in Armenia by informing about that due to the functioning and malfunctioning of the state bodies the factory is facing bankruptcy. In fact this letter as well as many similar letters didn’t receive any response. The activity of the management of Bjni is quite understandable. They are appealing the Bjni case in all the international instances, including the European Court. And sending an open letter is one of the civilized methods of protecting their rights. The policy of the RA government regarding this issue is quite unclear. Despite the fact that this case relates to a certain addressee or a subject it shows the actual attitude of the government towards the level of protection of private property in Armenia. These are categories, which are included in all the emotional speeches of the statesmen. In the meantime, however, the government vies to prove that what they are doing to Bjni has a political context and is a political pursuit for Khachatur Sukiasyan, who was openly endorsing Khachatur Sukiasyan. If by supposing that what had been done to Bjni had only economic grounds and not political under the current circumstances of the global crisis the government itself should have re-opened the factory in order to provide 500 workplaces. If they don’t do this then this is a political revenge, which will further have concrete political consequences. It is obvious that the European Court will make a verdict against Armenia and even more belie the reputation of the country. Of course, if this threat becomes more realistic the “nationalist” politicians of Armenia will announce that this is a national treason, an attempt to show “our dirty bed sheets” to the rest of the world, etc. In fact, for the moment being what Bjni has done is only an attempt to protect the property right in Armenia. But so far there is no progress in this direction.
