The activities of the Monitoring Commission on the March 1-2 2008 events are evidence that the authorities go on violating fundamental human rights and act against democracy, Artsvik Minasyan, an MP of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D), stated in Parliament, commenting on the report prepared by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs.

“We have a report which cannot be described as anything but glossed over,” he said.

“What has been done during this period? Nothing but a number of technical points. The report contains mere formal answers to the questions. Your monitoring and reforms are anti-democratic and anti-social,” Minasyan said. “If you plans to implement the PACE resolution this way, it should be noted that you will succeed in doing the opposite – acting against democratic values. By and large, respecting the Constitution has not become a tradition in our country. Moreover, your actions show your disrespect for the fundamental law,” he said.

The implementation of the parliamentary commission’s proposals proves that “our country goes on violating elementary human rights and follows the way opposite democracy.”

Minasyan proposed forming an independent commission to study the situation after March 1-2 and offer the way out.