Arthur Danielyan Proposes a Path to Reconciliation Regarding Incident with Alen Simonyan

Arthur Danielyan, co-founder of the Adequate Union, has made a post on his Facebook page addressing the incident between him and Alen Simonyan, the Vice Speaker of the National Assembly. Below is a summary of his post:

“It is hard to find someone in this republic who has suffered more from this government than I have. For example, Robert Kocharyan has been in prison for two years because he has saved Armenian states several times, but unlike me, his sons do not have to sleep every day with the awareness that their father is being harmed because of their principles and actions; that burden is not on their shoulders. All this has disgusted me much more than anyone else. Setting my persona aside, we must also acknowledge that we are all sliding into an abyss. It is a predictable and systematic abyss, but no less terrifying. Therefore, I propose we forge a path to reconciliation.

I officially declare that I will enter a ceasefire mode if the opponent admits their wrongdoings. This is not about forgiveness or not forgiving. I don't believe we have the right to forgive or not. No, let's just admit our faults. Specifically, clear and undeniable faults:

- For two years, attacks by numerous fake armies have been initiated at their commission and with their active participation, aiming to sow hatred towards political opponents.

- It was clearly instructed not to engage in any substantive discussions and to limit ourselves to vile sexual insults.

- In reality, attacks against political opponents have been sponsored, which is why there has been no punishment for the perpetrators in Maralik, Restart, Hayelu, or many other incidents.

- Law enforcement was ordered to pursue, detain, and charge political opponents of the government on fictitious pretexts to undermine and demoralize them in the eyes of the public.

- Preachers were instructed to defame me and my friends by voicing and spreading baseless accusations and allegations about our affiliations and motivations.

The actual list of faults is much longer, but I propose starting the path to reconciliation with these five steps. I emphasize that I am NOT demanding judgment, punishment, and so on. I merely say: accept that you are the ones who incited all this. Accept, confess, and repent. Be sincere and let’s close these topics. Keep in mind that you probably won't have such an opportunity again.

Otherwise, the 'issue at hand' will either 'sit down' or 'lie down.' You decide. Moreover, you must decide very quickly. You have only a few days.”