GALUST SAHAKIAN: "SPECULATING OCTOBER 27 EVENTS IS TERRIBLE IMMORALITY"

Noyan Tapan
Oct 30 2007

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA authorities have not
hindered the organization of the rally of the opposition on Ocotber
26 in any way, neither have they prohibited anybody to take part in
that rally. This statement was made by Galust Sahakian, the Deputy
Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia, at the press conference
held on October 30, who also mentioned that those, who initiated the
"Golden Autumn" annual music festival, organized on the same day did
not have such a goal either, and that the Republican Party of Armenia
has nothing to do with the organization of the festival.

When journalists reminded Galust Sahakian of the fact that it was
"Ardini Studio" headed by his son Armen Sahakian, which was involved
in the organization of the "Golden Autumn", he said that he gives a
positive mark to such events and, however "when fixing the day of the
music festival, nobody knew that a rally will be held on the very day."

Commenting on the observations made by Levon Ter-Petrosian, and the
Chairmen of the People’s and Hanrapetutiun (Republic) parties of
Armenia during the rally with regard to the October 27, 1999 tragic
events, the Deputy Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia said:
"They should have raised the issue of October 27 7-8 years ago,
why do they raise it now, when they have a problem on coming to
power? Speculating the October 27 events for political purposes,
in the characterization of Galust Sahakian, "is a terrible immorality."