http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/12/22/demonstration-in-support-of-zhirayr-sefilyan/ Journalism and Photography from Armenia and the Surrounding Region Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:39:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/12/22/demonstration-in-support-of-zhirayr-sefilyan/#comment-2932 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 10:23:43 +0000 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/12/22/demonstration-in-support-of-zhirayr-sefilyan/#comment-2932 We should never forget that the ex-KGB is an ex-KGB. They are used to collecting dossiers and jailing people. This is the only thing they know and are trained to do ( also how to beat people). The same is also relevent to police which is only trained to keep people "calm". They have no basic training in assisting people in emergency situations. I was reading some articles and the same situation exists in other ex-Warsaw Pact countries. This is a problem as we are independent for 15 years but some departments act the same way as in Soviet times. We also should not forget that Kocharian used to be a high ranking Communist Party memeber. As Putin he knows only one way - the communist way. Few days ago he decorated the ex-KGB heads for the good job. We should never forget that the ex-KGB is an ex-KGB. They are used to collecting dossiers and jailing people. This is the only thing they know and are trained to do ( also how to beat people). The same is also relevent to police which is only trained to keep people “calm”. They have no basic training in assisting people in emergency situations. I was reading some articles and the same situation exists in other ex-Warsaw Pact countries. This is a problem as we are independent for 15 years but some departments act the same way as in Soviet times. We also should not forget that Kocharian used to be a high ranking Communist Party memeber. As Putin he knows only one way - the communist way. Few days ago he decorated the ex-KGB heads for the good job.

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