The army will not obey if Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan decides to fire Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Onik Gasparyan, said Vazgen Manukyan, a candidate for prime minister from the opposition Movement to Save the Motherland, Sputnik Armenia reports.
“This is not a question of one person and his position, it is a question of the authority of the army. If he leaves the post, he will allow the dismissal of the corps commanders and discredit the military again, as Pashinyan did in the early days of his rule, when he was looking for corruption in the military system, and etc. “, – noted Manukyan.
The oppositionist added that the further development of events depends on “the army, which stands behind the gates of parliament and is armed with stun grenades.” At the same time, he believes that the authorities are trying to instill fear in the opposition and will not use special means.
“We have a rally and nothing more, but in war, so in war,” he said.
It is noted that in the courtyard of the parliament there is a technique for the use of stun grenades. Netizens write that this is Zarya. In fact, they are more like stationary “Flame-2”. Snipers are also on duty on the balcony of the parliament building.