A lot of theories have been spread about who recorded the conversation between the heads of the NSS and SIS and how they did it. Just as it typically goes after similar things happen, half of the Armenian people became experts in secret recordings. I would not want to add my own judgment to those theories. Of course, it’s important to find out how that happened in order to prevent similar events from happening in the future. If it’s technically possible to record such high-level officials, then our opponent could possibly find out our military secrets in a similar way. I hope that our country’s leaders will be able to put plans into motion that will increase the security of their communication.
But at the moment, what’s more important is not the how, but instead the why and for what reason. And everything is clear, more or less. The recording was published by Robert Kocharyan’s, Mikayel Harutyunyan’s, and Yuri Khachaturov’s supporters in order to thwart the investigations being held against those people. It is necessary to mention that from a legal perspective, that process, in my opinion, is not ideal, despite the fact that I have no doubts about those people’s complicity. But that cannot shadow the fact that there are influential forces inside and outside Armenia, that are not interested in whether or not the aforementioned three people- especially the second president- will stand in front of the court.
Who are Kocharyan’s supporters in Armenia? It’s clear- the corrupt bureaucracy and several businessmen who, after receiving illegal privileges, became rich under Kocharyan. Is it possible for those forces to have carried out the recording “operation?” Presumably yes, taking into consideration that they don’t have any lack of having such sources. But who’s interested that these people don’t get pursued from the “outside?” This is clear. Especially if we take into consideration that the recording took place before the prime minister’s visit to Moscow, and was published after.
So now what, “inside” or “outside?” The question can be answered as such: it will become clear when we see whether or not that crime can be uncovered or not. Let me bring forth appropriate examples. The events of March 1st can be uncovered if there is political will and professionalism. It is also possible to say the same about the murders of General Artsrun Margaryan, Colonel Vahram Khorkhoruni, and Prosecutor General Henrik Khachatryan (by the way, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to reopen those cases). Those are all “inside” cases. Uncovering the murder of the Soviet KGB leader, Marius Yuzbashyan, and the events of October 27th are more difficult. These were done by “outside” forces. Now, does this recent case belong to the first or second group?
Aram Abrahamyan
