The Political System in Armenia Today Does Not Serve People, Arman Tatoyan

"Today, the political majority decides everything unilaterally. They completely make the decisions. Parliamentary oversight does not exist in Armenia at all. In general, in my opinion, the political system in Armenia today does not serve people; this is evident," stated Arman Tatoyan, founder of the Legal and Justice Center 'Tatoyan Foundation,' during an interview on the 'V.I.P. talk show' with journalist Vruyr Tadevosyan concerning pan-Armenian issues.

Alongside several remarkable statements, Arman Tatoyan also unveiled obstacles related to his activities at the state level regarding the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. "Immediately after the end of the war, I began conducting extensive visits with my team to border settlements where Azerbaijani armed forces were present. It is clear that they ended up there as a result of war crimes, including torture, beheadings, the destruction of civilian settlements, and other offenses. We arrived and presented these facts, but specific officials did not accept our publications or evidence. At that time, very often the government, through various supporters and members of their team in local self-governments, officially denied what was happening. We said that Azerbaijani armed forces were shooting, causing unrest among the population, and they needed to leave. Interviews were taken from them, and they said at the level of Public Television, can you imagine, they said, 'No. What are you talking about? Everything is fine; life is wonderful. We have no problems here; it is safe.' Imagine what a terrible blow this deals to our country's reputation and security.

This chain continued until the end—ministers and deputy prime ministers said that the roads Azerbaijani forces occupied were actually demarcated and theirs. We couldn't do anything. That is their road. Instead of taking those facts to an international court, saying that they are causing problems, and that they should leave, what are we doing? Now imagine you are a judge at an international court. I come and say they should leave; they are causing us problems. Suddenly, the Azerbaijanis bring our Armenian officials' statements and present them to you, saying, 'Dear court, officials say everything is safe. There is no problem; these are our territories.' How can it be that even at the level of the head of government, it is declared that there are territories in Armenia under Azerbaijani control? Or to mention place names in Azerbaijani…"