ARMENIAN OPPOSITIONISTS DETAINED WHEN PROPAGANDIZING PARTICIPATION IN RALLIES

PanARMENIAN.Net
24.10.2007 13:16 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On October 23 evening, editor-in-chief of Haykakan
Zhamanak opposition newspaper, leader of Impeachment bloc, Nikol
Pashinyan, Democtratic Fatherland party leader Petros Makeyan and
Conservative Party leader Mikael Hayrapetyan, editor-in-chief of
Fourth Power opposition newspaper Shoher Matevosyan and some other
activists were detained in the center of Yerevan.

The oppositionists were detained when delivering leaflets calling
for participation in rallies in support of Armenia’s first President
Levon Ter-Petrosyan.

At night the oppositionists were released after they gave a written
undertaking not to leave the place, IA Regnum reports.

During an authorized rally scheduled for October 26, Levon
Ter-Petrosyan is expected to deliver an hour speech.

On the same day the Republican Party of Armenia is organizing a free
concert for the population. Besides, a highway connecting Iran and
Armenia will be put into operation.