Why Was OSCE Report Published So Late? Kapinos Explains

The OSCE/ODIHR report on the events of March 1-2, 2008, was publicized late because the experts in charge of those cases had to study massive materials, said head of OSCE Yerevan Office Sergey Kapinos at a press conference today.

Kapinos recalled that other than former chief editor of local Armenian daily Haykakan Zhamanak (“Armenian Times”) Nikol Pashinyan’s case, the last case related to March 1-2 events was closed in July 2009. In his words, the experts needed time to prepare the report.

Earlier, Armenian National Congress Coordinator Levon Zurabyan had said that the reason the OSCE report on March 1-2 was presented to the public late is that the Armenian authorities and OSCE had come to an agreement.