ARFD DISCLOSES HEARTHS OF BREACHES
A1+
[03:57 pm] 04 April, 2007
According to certain sources, the ARF Dashnaktsutyun works with the
principle – $200 per passports of four families.
Today the correspondent of A1+ tried to find out from Hrayr Karapetyan,
leader of ARFD faction, whether the rumors are true.
"The rumors are fabricated to defame the ARFD. I wonder what the use
of collecting passports is. By this act they merely try to exert
psychological pressure on ignorant people who are unaware of the
essence of elections. They say "your passports are with us; you must
vote for us," Hrayr Karapetyan says.
Mr Karapetyan claims that the official campaign is already violated. "I
possess data that certain deputies are building pavilions at Papazyan
11, Arabkir community. I want to inform the electorate that after the
elections the pavilions will be turned to shops. I also know that
passports were gathered at Komitas 25 and clothes were distributed
in Mamikonyan Street. We suggest applying corresponding mechanisms
to combat this phenomenon. The National Parliament is not a place for
leisure and entertainment. Each voter must ask himself; "why this or
that candidate spends so much money to appear in the parliament?" The
answer is apparent – to double incomes, enlarge business, make use
of the mandate and avoid taxes," Mr. Karapetyan says.
In his opinion Armenians stand a chance to hold the elections freely
and fairly. Otherwise we shall counter a number of problems including
the failure of the Karabakh conflict settlement. We must do our best
to make the upcoming elections different from the previous ones.
In reply to A1+’s question whether he admits the fact that the previous
elections were fabricated Mr Karapetyan answered, "The elections of
1996 resembled the World Cup meetings, when Brazil was left out. ARFD
didn’t participate in the elections; therefore, the results weren’t
democratic."