The president of the NKR Arkadi Ghukasyan’s decision for releasing
Samvel Babayan has aroused many discussions within the framework of
politics in Armenia. Some political figures are in favor of the
decision made, while others are remaining silent and claim that
Armenia’s authorities are making future plans with this release.
According to the president of the NKR’s “Amnesty Board” Karen Baburyan,
the NKR has released Samvel Babayan due to the petition submitted by
Babayan’s mother. After getting released from the jail in Shushi,
Samvel Babayan immediately went to his native village of Msmna to visit
his father’s grave. He returned to Yerevan after staying a couple of
hours in Artsakh. Babayan has serious health problems, in particular,
his kidneys and liver.
There are some rumors spreading around by some political figures about
the meetings with Samvel Babayan. Armenian political figures are
expressing themselves caution about this issue due to the fact that
they have not found the main reason for what happened. So, they can’t
make any final decision.
The following is a list of comments/predictions being made in the inter-political arena:
a. Arkadi Ghukasyan had intended on doing that
b. Armenia’s authorities have forced Arkadi Ghukasyan in releasing Babayan, one of them being Robert Kocharyan.
c. The reason for the release is closely connected with Babayan’s health problems
d. The recent developments of the Karabagh peace settlement, especially with the possibility of another war
e. A method used to “hold back” Armenia’s general
f. To have Samvel Babayan play a role in the Robert Kocharyan-Serj Sargsyan relations
g. Samvel Babayan is planning on carrying out political actions in Armenia
On one hand, judging from Samvel Babayan’s health, there is no possible
way for him to occupy any official position, on the other hand the
slight chance of him receiving military ranks make it impossible
for him to carry out any political action. However, it is possible that
there is some plan set for him to solve some political issues
concerning the relations between authorities of Armenia.
S.S.