Armenian activist regrets Azerbaijan did not arrest Kocharyan

Representatives of Armenian civil society are actively discussing Azerbaijan's detention of war criminals and ringleaders of the liquidated illegal regime in Khankendi.

Caliber.Az reports that activist Usik Markosyan also touched upon the issue on his Facebook page.

"The symbolic and shameful end of the traitor presidents of Garabagh will go down in the annals of Armenian and Azerbaijani history. It was so fated that three former 'presidents' (Caliber.Az quotes) were arrested at the same time: Arkady Ghukasyan, Bako Sahakyan, and Araik Harutunyan. And most importantly, they were handcuffed right in the headquarters of the peacekeeping forces.

It is funny, but also sad that this is the success of Azerbaijanis, not Armenians. It is also sad that the first 'president' of Garabagh, Robert Kocharyan, was not on this list. We can only hope that at least he will be shackled by Armenia," wrote Usik Markosyan.

"The bitter truth is that Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan lived better than Armenians in 'Artsakh'," he added.

"When I visited Artsakh in 2005, I had bad feelings from what I saw. The Armenians of Garabagh were more and more anxious, sullen and mortified, reignited by generalised suspicion and fear with each visit I made.

Each time I visited, more and more streets became empty, and there were more abandoned gardens and lands, devastated houses, and broken roads once built during the time of Azerbaijan. This was at a time when Artsakh was led by Bako (Bako Sahakyan - ed.) and Armenia by Rob and Serzh (Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan - ed.). And it was still many years before the start of Nikol's walk.

I never thought to be candid about my sad observations. But, the situation has changed so globally that it no longer makes sense not to tell the truth. The bitter truth is that Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh, as part of Azerbaijan, lived better than Armenians in 'Artsak', which became 'free' (our inverted commas - ed.) under the traitors of the Armenian people Rob Kocharyan, Serzh Sargsyan, Bako Sahakyan, Arayik Harutyunyan. Could it have been otherwise? I am sure it could have been. Today millions of Armenians will agree with me," Usik Markosyan wrote.