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Director of the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia Colonel General Gorik Hakobyan answered a question of Armenpress news agency regarding some comments over the November 25 detention of an armed group by NSS. 

“Following the known measures taken by NSS of Armenia, there have been strange and ambiguous comments in the press  that it was allegedly a ‘show’ or that those actions were aimed at intimidating the opposition that is trying to politicize those measures.  

Let me remind you that NSS is an apolitical agency and our actions aim to ensure the security of Armenia and its citizens. The members of a criminal group were revealed and detained, large quantities of arms were seized, and a monstrous threat was thwarted: it is hard to imagine the consequences and the number of victims if the group had begun operating.

I should stress that the night attack on the rented house was made in conditions when the members of special mission unit ‘Alpha’ were aware that group members had weapons, but they  were prepared to sacrifice their lives, they did not retreat and were able to render the group harmless thanks to their well-coordinate actions. Surprisingly,  in response to their patriotism and selflessness, they have now to read those insinuations and get such an assessment. I think they should have received thanks instead of that.

I would advise those ‘experts’ to attend the upcoming court hearings. I hope they will realize that unfounded statements in order to get political dividends will affect their authority.  Time will come when they will repent and be ashamed, at least deep in the heart, of using labels and misleading the public,” G. Hakobyan said.