ISRAEL HAKOBKOKHYAN WENT ON HUNGER-STRIKE
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[06:34 pm] 16 May, 2007
Today Israel Hakobkokhyan, the World Champion of boxing, went on
hunger strike in front of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC). The
boxer demands to the officialdom to restore justice and rule of law
in the country.
To remind; Israel Hakobkokhyan was running for parliament at Precinct
11. His opponents were Heghine Bisharyan, the deputy leader of the
Orinats Yerkir Party and Grigor Margaryan, the owner of the "Belagio"
restaurant. Grigor Margaryan got 16 598 and was elected to the RoA
Parliament. Heghine Bisharyan and Israel Hakobkokhyan got 8406 and
5543 votes respectively.
The boxer claims Margaryan was elected through unfair methods. "In the
ring two fight against each other, whereas in the electoral district
I was opposed by 10-11 armed people," Hakobkokhyan says.
The elections were not just and fair, therefore, they should be
annulled. "People were openly given money from cars. Voters must
not participate in the elections forcibly under a threat of a
revolver. After the election people came to me to apologise and
said that they had reasons for obeying; either they worked for that
candidate, or their children went to their school," he says. When we
tried to find out whether he can prove his words, Israel Hakobkokhyan,
showed his eyes as evidence.
The Town Hall had permitted Hakobkokhyan to go on hunger strike. "I
haven’t applied to the Central Electoral Commission. I just sit here
awaiting for them to appear."
Israel Hakobkokhyan is determined to stay there until the CEC meets
his requests.
I have lost confidence in everything. I am ready to sacrifice my life
to help people to recover from this disgusting state. The authorities
are to realise that our citizens are not prisoners of vagabonds.