EX-PRESIDENT ADDRESSES A "NON-OFFICIAL DECREE" TO THE ARMENIAN CITIZENS
Mediamax
December 25, 2007
Yerevan /Mediamax/. Ex-President Levon Ter-Petrosian addressed today
the citizens of Armenia, noting that the address can be considered his
"first, yet non-official decree".
Mediamax reports that Levon Ter-Petrosian’s address, in particular,
reads:
"For already two months my allies are called on the phone or verbally
to the Police and Security service departments, where they undergo
psychological pressing and threats, to force them repudiate the
support of my candidature and participation in my rallies. Not
mentioning the fact the fact that those actions of law-enforcement
bodies roughly violate the electoral legislation, these phenomena
represent obvious elements of disregard of the criminal legislation
as well. Sooner or later, such manifestations will become objects
of special investigation, and the responsible people will appear
in court. Not a single Head of Police, not a single employee of the
security service has the right to verbally, or on the phone, invite
citizens to Police departments. The only legal way for calling the
citizens is the notice.
Thus, I urge each of you to know your rights, not to yield to the
tyranny of the authorities, not to react to the illegal summons of
the law-enforcement bodies, until you receive a written notice. In
case of receiving a notice, copy those and send to the office of
our Movement. If you please, you can consider this urge my first,
yet non-official decree".