ArmInfo.Former Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, accused of overthrowing the constitutional order in the framework of the March 1, 2008 case, once again spoke with explanations of the well-known order No. 0038.
Seyran Ohanyan considered that the authorities' approach that the tragic events of March 1, 2008 were based on this very order is biased and incorrect.
"Secret order No. 0038 is an internal document, and does not differ from similar orders numbered 0037, 0036 or, say, order No. 0051>," he noted, adding that the purpose of this order was to ensure security, territorial integrity and inviolability of the borders of the country.
"Obviously, according to this order, the Armed Forces should have demonstrated neutrality in that situation," said Ohanian.
Speaking about whether the second president of the RA, Robert Kocharyan, knew all the details of order 0038, Ohanyan noted: "I am sure that the Minister of Defense did not inform him of all the details of this order, but confined himself only to the assurance that the order of the Supreme Commander about neutralizing the existing threats was fulfilled ".
He once again emphasized that in the order of the then Minister of Defense Mikayel Harutyunyan there were no instructions to start any actions against the people. According to Ohanyan, Harutyunyan is not hiding from the investigation, he simply considers this case fabricated. Ohanyan stated that he himself does not recognize the crime incriminated to him. "Nobody suffered from order 0038. And the criminal prosecution against the second president, Robert Kocharyan, is a blatant mistake," he concluded. To note, in 2008, Ohanyan served as the head of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces.