IN ARAM KARAPETIAN’S OPINION, AUTHORITIES DELIBERATELY DESTABILIZE SITUATION IN COUNTRY

Noyan Tapan
Dec 14 2006

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. "We have an atmosphere of pressure
in Armenia, this process is developing and the authorities will not
limit themselves to the arrests of Vardan Malkhasian and Zhirayr
Sefilian." Aram Karapetian, Chairman of the Nor Zhamanakner (New
Times) Party, declared at the December 14 press briefing held after
the regular sitting of the anti-criminal movement. In his words, the
arrests of the above mentioned freedom-fighters, the attempt to set
on fire the office of the Liberal-Progressive Party and the planned
closure of the Pakagits newspaper are the links of one chain. In
A.Karapetian’s words, the authorities try to destabilize the situation
in the country pursuing the purpose of implementing "a power shift
within the power." The party leader said that a Committee for Defence
of Political Prisoners has been founded within the framework of the
Consolidation of Armenian Volunteers organization and Defence of
Liberated Territories public initiative. The anti-criminal movement
is also going to found a similar committee. It was announced that in
the evening of December 15 the movement will spread a statement on
the situation formed in the country.