CONDEMNING BLACK PR

Lragir, Armenia
Oct 20 2006

On October 23 the Orinats Yerkir Party released a message condemning
the black PR agains it. "Over the past month Lori Channel of Vanadzor,
Tsaig Channel of Gyumri, the channel of Martuni, and yesterday also
Hrazdan Channel broadcast reports denigrating the Orinats Yerkir Party
and the leader Arthur Baghdasaryan, carry out a black PR. In addition,
the same report is shown on different regional channels after meetings
with the members of the Orinats Yerkir Faction. All the channels
later refuse to tell the name of people who pay for these reports,"
runs the statement of the political party.

The Orinats Yerkir Party states that they are denied airtime and,
therefore, they cannot counteract to these illegal actions. "We
have learned that this has been launched by separate high-ranking
officials, who also instruct not to tell the names of people who buy
airtime. The Orinats Yerkir Party condemns the black PR against it
and urges the Attorney General to start investigation in accordance
with the law to find out the persons who denigrate the political
party and thousands of its members, and apply sanctions," runs the
statement of the Orinats Yerkir Party.