THREAT OF MURDER ADDRESSED TO ARTUR BAGHDASARIAN
Noyan Tapan
Feb 4, 2008
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. "If something happens to me, it is
the current authorities, who are immediately responsible for it,"
RA presidential candidate Artur Baghdasarian, the Chairman of the
Orinats Yerkir (Country of Law) party, stated at the February 3 rally
in Liberty Square held with the participation of many thousands of
people, saying that a threat of murder was addressed to him the day
before. "Armenia’s political clique was beheaded on October 27 and
now they wish to terrify me as a presidential candidate. I declare:
it is impossible to terrify me, I have an unbending resolution,"
A. Baghdasarian said.
According to the OYP leader, people’s movement is becoming more
active and he is convinced that tomorrow Levon Ter-Petrosian, Raffi
Hovannisian, and in general all those, who wish to live an honorable
life in a free country, will join that rally of many thousands of
people. He said that irrespective of the fact to what party they belong
they should consolidate. "Time will show what candidate will unite
with another, the negotiations conducted today between Ter-Petrosian
and Raffi Hovhannisian will also show that," A. Baghdasarian said.
In his words, the power of the president elected by money will condemn
the people to slavery. A. Baghdasarian called members of electoral
commissions for keeping away from falsifications, and voters from
taking the bribe offered to them. The presidential candidate, by the
way, mentioned that today in some places the amount of the electoral
bribe has reached 60 thousand drams (nearly 200 USD).