ArmInfo. If during combat operations the army is led by persons other than the Commander-in-Chief, a thorough investigation must be conducted. Samvel Babayan, the former commander of the Artsakh Defense Army and former secretary of the Security Council of Artsakh, told reporters on November 29, at the end of the hearings in the parliamentary Inquiry Committee for Studying the Circumstances of the 44-day war.
"I presented in detail and honestly the data I have both on the results of the 44-day war and after it. Moreover, I did not talk about specific persons, but presented only separate episodes and facts of the war," Babayan said, at the same time, condemning Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's wrong personnel policy, who believed and trusted those who should not have been trusted . "How else can you characterize the fact of incorrect personnel decisions in the army? Obviously, this is a betrayal," noted the ex-commander of the Artsakh Defense Army, adding that the signing of the tripartite statement of November 9, 2020 is also a betrayal.
Babayan said he continues to insist on his previous statement that Artsakh was surrendered by a conspiratorial decision by the authorities of Artsakh and Armenia. "If I say something, then I don't change my point of view," noted the former commander of the Artsakh Defense Ministry.