Today, during a conversation with Aravot.am, businesswoman Silva Hambardzumyan responding to our question why she had taken back her word, said, “If he claims again that he hasn’t regretted, I have 10 days to appeal.” We inquired from her whether she thought that this had not been only a personal argument between Silva Hambardzumyan and Surik Khachatryan and the case shouldn’t have been closed by just taking the money. She assured that she hadn’t taken the money, “Journalists do not interpret it rightly and people are under the impression that Surik bribed me. Nobody can bribe me in this republic. The money is at the investigation department and I haven’t taken it yet, I will get either the device or the money.” In response to the question whether Surik Khachatryan had promised her more money, besides 102 million AMD, for her silence, she said, “Surik Khachatryan never gives money, he takes it, if he just gives me my money, I will be satisfied and as far as possible from his personality. I will struggle to the end. This has been politicized and I don’t want them to say that Silva is against them. It was a coincidence, it coincided with the pre-election period that certainly, was not pleasant for me either, because I will not be to many people’s liking.” I.e. you didn’t use mass media as a tool, took your money and that’s all, “No, no, no, I am ready to give that money to journalists, as a present, but he must give it.”
Hripsime JEBEJYAN
