Former SRC Head: Authorities continue to act not according to the  logic of  the rule of law, but with  a program of reproduction  through terror

ArmInfo.  Regardless of the specific details of the case being investigated by the Anti-Corruption Committee at Gyumri City Hall, and the legal  justification for the detention of opposition mayor Vardan Ghukasyan,  the overt and demonstrative nature of the actions taken clearly  indicates one thing: this is not a legitimate process, but rather a  scenario of political retaliation. Former Chairman of the RA State  Revenue Committee David Ananyan wrote on his Facebook page.

According to him, the origins of what is happening can be traced back  to a direct "instruction" voiced by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  from the podium of the National Assembly about a month ago. This  became the signal to launch the instruments of political persecution.  "All of this once again proves that the current government continues  to operate not according to the logic of the rule of law, but with a  program of ensuring its own reproduction through fear and terror. The  government is attempting to restructure its existence through  pressure, arrests, and 'trials' of political opponents. Such behavior  not only undermines the foundations of statehood but also ultimately  reveals the fact that this government has no de facto legitimacy. A  legitimate government does not resort to terrorist methods to  demonstrate its power and maintain its political existence.  What we  are witnessing today is nothing other than political terror, being  wielded by the government out of existential fear against democratic  institutions, society, and public trust," the former head of the  State Revenue Committee noted.