“My memory no longer allows me to remember whom I crushed; one must be crushed to that extent” – Nikol Pashinyan

Today, journalists asked Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan what he meant when he said that they would “crush” Robert Kocharyan and Samvel Karapetyan.

“How will this crushing be manifested? Will it amount to physical destruction? Have there been opposition figures whom you have already crushed?” a journalist asked.

“All my expressions and statements must be viewed within the framework of the Constitution and legislation of the Republic of Armenia. Therefore, the answer to that question also lies within that framework. My memory no longer allows me to remember whom I crushed. I have forgotten them to such an extent that I would need five minutes to recall them. One must be crushed to that extent,” Pashinyan replied.