ARMENIAN GENERAL PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE REFUTED THE INFORMATION ON THE KIDNAPPING AND BEATING OF TER-PETROSIAN’S TWO PROXIES

Mediamax
February 20, 2008

Yerevan /Mediamax/. Armenian General Prosecutor’s Office refuted
the information on the kidnapping and beating of two proxies of
presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrosian – Garik Kazarian and Arsen
Khanamirian, which allegedly took place on February 19.

As Mediamax was told in the press service of the Armenian General
Prosecutor’s Office, during the checks realized, the staff of
Ter-Petrosian informed that there is no person, named Garik Kazarian
among the proxies of the Ex-President.

The alarm on kidnapping of Garik Kazarian and Arsen Khanamirian
was received by the Police Department of Yerevan Avan community
on February 19 at 14:30 from Robert Sanoyan, who presented himself
as a representative of Levon Ter-Petrosian’s staff. As a result of
the investigation realized, they found out that the kidnapping of
Arsen Khanamirian was reported by the brother of the latter – Armen
Khanamirian. However, a bit later, Arsen Khanamirian himself called
and informed that he was in the polling station.

According to the information of the press service of the General
Prosecutor’s Office, Arsen Khanamirian was invited to the police
department, however, as of 14:00 he had not appeared there.