ZHARANGUTIUN FACTION CONDEMNS "TAX PERSECUTION" CARRIED OUT WITH REGARD TO KHACHATUR SUKIASIAN

Noyan Tapan
Nov 14, 2007

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The Zharangutiun (Heritage) faction
of the RA National Assembly condemns the "tax persecution" carried out
with regard to MP and businessman Khachatur Sukiasian. This statement
was made by Armen Martirosian, a member of the above-mentioned
faction in the National Assembly on November 13. He also mentioned
that under the circumstances of the monopoly economy created in the
country Armenia is in the 110th place with the development degree of
the home competition among the 117 countries included in the report
of the annual Global Economic Competition of the World Economic Forum.

According to Armen Martirosian, the Zharangutiun (Heritage) faction
also condemns the persecution carried out with regard to the GALA
(Gyumri Independent News Channel) TV Company. In the words of the MP,
encroachments upon free press, as well as upon the rights of citizens
and businessman should not be allowed to be recorded in the country on
the threshold of the presidential elections having a fatal significance
for Armenia.