Armenian opposition urges authorities to meet Europe’s demands

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11 May 04

11 May: The Justice political bloc today circulated a statement on
the authorities’ actions that run against resolution No 1374 of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe [PACE].

1. The authorities have not given up the practice of administrative
detentions. New arrests have been made (in violation of Point 9 of
the PACE resolution).

2. People arrested for participation in rallies have not been set
free immediately. Fourteen Armenian citizens have been arrested for
political motives. One of them – Martin Gazaryan – has been sentenced
to one year in prison.

3. No transparent and trustworthy examination has been started into
their cases to find those responsible for violence and trampling on
human rights (in violation of Point 9 of the PACE resolution).

4. The law on administrative offences has not been amended (in
violation of Point 9 of the PACE resolution).