Police brings up facts of law violation by supporters of Ter-Petrosyan

armradio.am
19.02.2008 19:39

Head of the Public Relations Department of the Armenian Police,
Lieutenant Colonel Sayat Shirinyan stated that this afternoon member of
the central headquarter of presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrosyan
Samvel Gevorgyan and 12 allies of his entered the territory of the
polling station 22/37 in Vardadzor village of Gegharkunik marz and
tried to hinder the work of the electoral commission.

Mediamax reports that Sayat Shirinyan stated that the electors and
proxies of the presidential candidates, who were at the polling
station, managed to send them out of the polling station, after
which Gevorgian’s group escaped. The Police are searching for Samvel
Gevorgyan and the people accompanying him.

Sayat Shirinyan informed that at about 14:00, the police department
of Maralik town of Shirak marz received a statement, according to
which not far from the polling station 36/34, the head of the local
pre-election staff of Levon Ter-Petrosyan Harutiun Urumyan inflicted
bodily injuries to the proxy of Serge Sarkisyan Suren Avetisyan.

Sayat Shirinyan informed that at 14:30 the chairman of the electoral
commission of Vanadzor polling station 30/22 Edik Vahanyan turned to
the employee of the Police on duty at the polling station with the
request to move away from the territory of the polling station the
proxy of presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who hindered the
normal work of the commission. Members of the commission composed the
corresponding protocol, after which Sofia Kalantaryan was moved away
from the territory of the polling station.