Zhirayr Sefilyan issues a statement regarding Armenian Defense Ministry`s scandalous draft law "on 1,000 AMD"

ArmInfo. In Vardashen  penitentiary, Artsakh war veteran and leader of the Founding  Parliament Zhirayr Sefilyan has issued a statement regarding the  Armenian Defense Ministry's scandalous draft law "On compensation for  harm to life or health of servicemen defending the Republic of  Armenia".

"A century after Sardarapat, we face the same situation as during the  Battle of Sardarapat. Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan are taking  consistent steps to tighten the Turkish noose around our neck. They  are planning to take Artsakh away from us and give it to Azerbaijan.  In exchange, Baku promises to rush into Moscow's arms and to secure  the leadership of the Russian-Turkish union in the region. Certainly,  this plan includes full colonization of sovereign Armenia, because as  an independent state Armenia is an eye sore for them," Sefilyan says  in his statement sent to ArmInfo. 

He stresses that Azerbaijan keeps preparing its military for war,  while the corrupt leadership of Armenia keeps exerting pressure on  the people's resistance spirit, disarming people and using them.  "Facing the threat of genocide, Armenian people in their own country  have no right to have weapons for self-defense.  Even in the current  desperate condition, the authorities keep taking away arms from the  residents of Armenia's near-border districts and holding them  accountable," he says, recalling that under the guise of revealing  arms and ammunition, the house of Sasna Tsrer member Sedrak  Nazaryan's father in Spandaryan village of Syunik province was  barbarically searched, and the people of that village, as well as the  adjacent villages were intimidated. 

Sefilyan points out that there is no time for thinking and there is  no confidence in the country's leadership, which is traitorously  disarming people and preparing to cede the liberated territories, at  the same time intending to cover the costs of the perished soldiers'  funeral by raising 1,000 AMD from people.  

He thinks that people should prepare for war and defense. "For that  purpose, people must demand that the criminal regime should arm  people instead of disarming them," he says, stressing that the basis  of the army nation concept is the armed and well-prepared people. "I  am convinced that we have the relevant potential to bring the enemy  to heels and to create the Kur-Arax Republic and we are going to put  this program in practice. I am personally ready to head the Sasna  Tsrer group and assume the responsibility for that process," he  notes.    

To note, if the Armenian Parliament approves the draft law, the  specified Fund will be set up. Armenian Minister of Defense Vigen  Sargsyan has recently reported to the President of Armenia on the  commencement of a new program initiated and tasked by President  Sargsyan, on the steep increase in payments of state insurance (a  onetime as well as monthly payments) for the families of the  servicemen killed or handicapped in military actions or in the course  of military duty. The Armenian President's press office reported that  the families of the killed and first degree handicapped individuals  will receive a onetime compensation of 10 million AMD. The families  of the second degree handicapped servicemen will receive a onetime  compensation of 5 million AMD. Monthly compensations in case of death  of the serviceman or the first degree handicap will make 300,000 AMD  for the officers, 250,000 AMD for the junior officers and 200,000 for  the privates. In case of becoming the second degree handicap, the  compensations will respectively make 200,000; 150,000; and 100,000  AMD. That amount, in the form of insurance benefit, will be paid out  for 20 years, which will make 82 million AMD for the officers, 70  million AMD for the junior officer staff, and 58 million AMD for the  privates. The program will be financed through a special fund to  which every working person will monthly contribute one thousand AMD.