ARFD CANDIDATE RUNNING FOR NKR PARLIAMENT BEATEN UP

YEREVAN, JUNE 21. ARMINFO. A member of ARFD Vazgen Manukyan, who was
the 12th in the pre-election list of ARFD-Movement-88, running for the
NKR parliament, was taken to military hospital of Stepanakert
approximately at 14:00 today with concussion of the brain and face
injury.

Chief physician of the hospital Gevorgyan says that health state of
Manukyan is stable, and there is not necessity of surgical
operation. His life is no longer in danger. The physician refused from
specifying the reason of Manukyan’s injuries. Manukyan’s wife is sure
that her husband was subjected to bodily injuries. She says at 13:00
on June 21 Manukyan was called somewhere on phone and the information
on his hospitalization was received in an hour.

Representative of the opposition bloc of Gegham Baghdasaryan thinks it
was the work of the authorities. Radio Freedom reports.