NOR ZHAMANAKNER PARTY DEMANDS THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT BODIES ENSURE
NORMAL PROCESS OF RA PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES’ ELECTION CAMPAIGN

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. On the occasion of the incident,
which happened the day before during the rally of RA presidential
candidate Levon Ter-Petrosian and the political forces supporting him
in Artashat, the Board of the Nor Zhamanakner (New Times) party, on
February 7, made a statement demanding that law enforcement bodies
immediately undertake preventive measures and ensure normal process and
security of the RA presidential candidates’ election campaign.

"Scandalous incidents were recorded in Artashat during the previous
presidential elections as well, when in 2003 the head of the
preelection headquarters of RA presidential candidate Aram Karapetian
was stabbed with knife. The authorities and especially law enforcement
bodies not only failed to draw conclusions from it, but also
contributed to deepening of the criminal situation in conditions of
criminal negligence and connivance. The incidents of Artashat make the
current situation more eminent especially on the background of populist
statements having nothing in common with reality, voiced by Serge
Sargsian on virtual grounds, as well as nonsense presented by Robert
Kocharian on television from time to time and allegedly concerning the
stability of the situation," the statement read.