What Does It Mean That the Filling Station Was Subject to Closure?

“Past” newspaper writes: “One of the few things that has consistently succeeded during Nikol Pashinyan’s tenure is creating confusion in almost all branches of the public administration system. The consequence: systemic chaos. There are few hopes that the investigation will clarify what has happened in relation to the explosion at the gas station the day before, but let’s hope it will clarify. Meanwhile, the statement by Kotayk Province Governor Aharon Sahakyan attracted attention, stating that the ‘Gaz Oil’ company had legal issues and, in his opinion, it was subject to closure.

In response, the director of ‘Gaz Oil’ LLC, Rafael Ayvazyan, countered that they have all the necessary documents in order concerning their legal compliance, which he is willing to present. He generally believes that the incident was a deliberate act, and the facility was deliberately exploded. However, these issues are for law enforcement to clarify. No less significant is the problem in the public administration system.

Ultimately, what does it mean that the filling station was subject to closure? If it truly was, then why wasn’t it closed? If the governor is right and the station was operational, it is clear that the responsibility also falls on those who were supposed to oversee the operations of a company dealing with flammable materials and fuel refueling.

Okay, if they have checked and it was subject to suspension, how then was the operation permitted? If it was allowed to operate, should everything not have conformed to operational requirements? If it conformed, then how did the explosion and fire occur, resulting in such severe consequences? One thing is clear: when there is confusion in the management system, such misfortunes and disasters are inevitable, whether it’s the ‘Surmalu’ explosion, the gas station explosion, and so on.”
More details in today’s issue of the newspaper.