Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Armenian parliament shooting" in English language version.
Many Armenians believe the shootings were the result of a conspiracy, in which Kocharian was involved. They note that some of Kocharian's main political rivals at the time were among those killed.
He [Kocharian] is rumored to have been behind the gunning down of several of his opponents on the floor of the parliament in 1999.
He became the most powerful politician in the country long before he won the parliamentary elections in May
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The assassinations directly impacted foreign investment, which dropped 92.2% from 1998 to 1999.
Many Armenians continue to believe that Kocharian was responsible for the assassinations.
The brazen act of political terrorism ...
The Miasnutiun victory significantly limited President Robert Kocharian's powers, with Sarkisian increasingly emerging as Armenia's most powerful man.
He [Kocharian] is rumored to have been behind the gunning down of several of his opponents on the floor of the parliament in 1999.