Representatives of the Sasna Tsrer party call on the authorities to  punish all those responsible for the events of March 1, 2008

ArmInfo.The new authorities of Armenia recorded that the former regime, which rigged the election results, completely overthrew the constitutional order, seized state  power and turned it into a terrorist machine used against the  Armenian people.

This is stated in the statement of the Sasna Tsrer  party, received by ArmInfo.  The statement also notes: "The new  authorities revealed that on March 1, 2008, the constitutional order  was overthrown, in fact, there was a state terror." According to the  statement, on March 1, the country plunged "into the darkness of  dictatorship."

"For 10 years, citizens fought, were arrested, persecuted in order to  overcome this darkness. After the four- day April war, it became  obvious that treason was also added to state terror, as the regime  was trying by war to transfer the liberated territories to the enemy  upon agreement," the statement reads.

According to the authors of the statement, the 2016 uprising of the  Sasna Tsrer Group, despite partial success, slowed down this process  and also became a kind of response to the events of March 1, 2008.   "This led to a deep crisis in the government system and to certain  changes. And already in the new conditions in May 2018, Serzh  Sargsyan, having obeyed the will of the people, was forced to leave,"  the statement stresses.  But, according to representatives of the  Sasna Tsrer party, the situation will finally change only when the  National Security Service and police officers apologize to the people  for their actions, and those responsible for the events of March 1  will suffer a well-deserved punishment. "The fact that Robert  Kocharyan and several high-ranking officials are being held  accountable is not enough. It is not clear why Serzh Sargsyan is  still at large today?" The authors of the statement wonder.

They also complain about the ongoing criminal proceedings against  members of the Sasna Tsrer party on a fabricated case. "The  authorities, who enjoy the trust of the people, must and are obliged  to restore justice through transitional justice. We express our deep  condolences to the relatives of the victims of March 1, 2008 and to  all our people," representatives of the Sasna Tsrer party conclude.

To note, as a result of clashes at opposition rallies that followed  the 2008 presidential elections in Armenia, at which Serzh Sargsyan  won de jure, 10 people were killed on March 1. The investigation of  the case is still ongoing. Within the framework of the case, the  second President of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, and a number of  high-ranking officials of that time are being charged with  overthrowing the constitutional system. To recall, the current Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan was an active supporter of Levon Ter-  Petrosyan. After the events of March 1, 2008, Pashinyan was convicted  on charges of organizing mass riots for 7 years, and, after serving 2  years, was released.