ArmInfo. Responsibility for the events of March 1, 2008 lies primarily with those who radicalized the situation as a result of the election campaign so much that all this exploded into a public conflict, the second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan stated in an interview with "Kommersant".
"The responsibility for the ten dead lies primarily with those who provoked the riots, and of course, since in that case the opposition and the authorities were involved, to some extent they share the responsibility. Maybe someone could do something that would prevent this conflict. But in the subjunctive mood, in retrospect, one can come up with so many scenarios to get confused in them.Everything might have been much worse in that situation. Looking back, I often thought that different actions could be taken so that this did not happen. It is very hard. Sometimes I think the situation could develop diffrently but immediately a lot of arguments arise in my mind that it might turn out even worse. In fact, I'm just convinced that responsibility also lies with the authorities, but those who provoked mass riots are primarily responsible. Of course, it was a tragedy, and God forbid that this happens again. Look what's happening now. They divide the society into black and white again, "he said. According to him back in 2008 the opposition tried to divide the society into " white and black". At that time the entire electoral campaign was based on mobilizing the protest electorate, and the main slogans were black and white. But the politician should not only be responsible for his actions but also for the actions of those who followed him. Because by his speeches he creates an atmosphere in which these actions become possible. Now they say that there are black forces and white forces in the country and "those who are not with us are black forces." The prerequisites are laid for the polarization of society on a black and white basis. One can not be indifferent to this, "he said.