Harutyun Arakelyan is blaming Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan for snatching state financial means worth of 31 million USD. He promised to submit evidence proving the accusation.
On Friday evening the news department of the RA government spread a statement, according to which Harutyun Arakelyan is attempting to “blackmail and threaten the Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan and the Minister of Justice Hrair Tovmasyan.” “The ministry of justice received a fax letter, which threatens the Prime Minister of Armenia and the Minister of Justice. Most probably this note was sent by a citizen Harutyun Arakelyan.” Let us recall that in his letter Arakelyan wrote, “Yesterday the prosecutor of Kentron community of Yerevan Khachikyan called me for an interesting investigation. Let me say that this is a badly organized scam… You probably don’t know who you are dealing with. You clearly don’t know what I will do if the decisions made during the 19th extraordinary session of HRAK party do not receive a legal force by the structure headed by you within two days. My suggestion is still pending. You either validate the legal powers of the chair of HRAK and we forget each other or I will have to fulfilling my promise. We’ll see who’s going to lose the most.” Let us mention that in addition Arakelyan decrypted what he was going to publicize if his suggestion is not fulfilled. “Let me secretly say that I have a few noteworthy statements at hand. For example, the 35 million USD that was withdrawn from the account of Nairit. Part of it was sent to Denmark and another part was sent to Moscow. After some time the factory exploded and there were casualties. They mentioned that the reason of the explosion was the absence of 150,000 USD for restoration. Let me not forget that kind “mouths” say that the 35 million USD was taken from the German loan aimed for small and medium business development.” “For the first time in Armenia’s independent history the government spreads news that it’s threatened,” during yesterday’s press conference said the chairman of HRAK party Harutyun Arakelyan in regard of the statement of the government. Prime Minister spreads this statement at the time when he was visiting Georgia. “He runs like a woman and makes a statement by trying to create the impression that he’s signing important contract in Georgia and that he is being slammed and vilified in Armenia. But I waited for him to be back to give this press conference,” said Arakelyan and added that he was the one that sent those fax notes to the government. But the government website only posted of part of it. The most important provisions are not posted. Yesterday he provided the contents of his letters. “I didn’t blackmail and neither did I threaten. I just submitted to the minister of justice my next steps. When somebody speaks about laws and rights does that mean he’s blackmailing someone? This is absurd when the government petitioned the media to come save them. And if this is blackmail let them punish me with the law.” Arakelyan mentioned that the justice ministry does all the blackmailing against the HRAK by not enacting the last decision of the party congress. “Now Davit from Sasun comes and says, “who’s asleep should wake up, who’s awake must get up.” Isn’t this blackmail? I don’t want to compare myself with Davit from Sasun but the government really plays the role of coward Vergo,” said Arakelyan and added that Yesterday the Prosecutor of the Center had a mysterious interview with me. I must say it was a poorly organized ‘event’…You probably do not know who you are dealing with and what I am capable of if the decisions of party’s session do not receive legal force. In all this Arakelyan sees the need for revenge on part of the Prime Minister because Arakelyan always speaks about the illegalities taken place in regard with Nairit with participation of Tigran Sargsyan. Moreover, according to Arakelyan the former chair of HRAK Edward Antinyan, who’s from Kirovakan and a friend of Prime Minister’s brothers work against him. “So the Vanadzor mob is struggling against me to ensure that I don’t speak about Nairit.”