ACCORDING TO LEVON TER-PETROSIAN, POWER STRUCTURES INTIMIDATE AND
THREATEN HIS SUPPORTERS TO MAKE THEM CEASE SUPPORTING HIM

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. On December 25, the office of civil
initiatives of Levon Ter-Petrosian’s nomination spread the first RA
President’s appeal to citizens. The appeal, in particular, read:

"It is over one month that my supporters are orally or by telephone
invited to police stations and security service departments throughout
the country and are subjected to phychological pressure, intimidations
and threats to make them cease supporting me and taking part in rallies
organized by me.

In addition to the fact that with these actions law enforcement bodies
are already violating the electoral law, they also contain an element
of violation of electoral legislation. All illegal actions of the kind
registered so far sooner or later will become a subject of a special
investigation and those responsible will be brought to court.

No policeman, no security service employee has the right to invite
citizens to the respective departments orally or by telephone. The only
legal way of it is a written notification.

Therefore, addressing to all of you, I call you for recognizing your
rights, not giving way to self-will of the authorities, not responding
to illegal calls of law enforcement bodies until they send written
notifications to you. And in case of receiving notifications copy them
and send the copies to our movement’s offices."