HOLDING OF ELECTIONS WITH FALSIFICATIONS WILL THROW BACK COUNTRY’S DEVELOPMENT BY DOZENS OF STEPS, HAMLET HOVSEPIAN CONSIDERS

Noyan Tapan
Apr 19 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Holding of free, fair and transparent
elections is necessary for the authorities, too. Hamlet Hovsepian,
Honorary Chairman of Union of Freedom Fight Veterans Party nominated
by the same party by majoritarian system at electoral district N 5
(Arabkir-Davitashen), reported at the April 19 press conference. He
said that everybody should be above party, group interests, as "the
issue of state’s image is set." In H. Hovsepian’s words, holding
elections with falsifications one more time "will throw back country’s
development by dozens of steps."

He said that the first point of his preelectoral program mentions the
necessity to adopt a law on the status of families of freedom-fighters,
perished and injured freedom-fighters. Besides, the program contains
provisions regarding development of small and medium-sized business,
encouragement of local producers, perfection of Customs Code.

H. Hovsepian stated that in case of being elected he will struggle for
liquidating deputy immunity. In his words, if a deputy commits a crime,
no consent of NA is necessary for calling him for criminal liability.

It was also mentioned that cases of giving electoral bribe,
intimidation are already taking place at electoral district N 5. "We
are not afraid, as freedom-fighters have passed rather a serious way,"
H. Hovsepian said adding that ARF Dashnaktsutiun and Orinats Yerkir
(Country of Law) Parties also support him.