NEW TIMES PARTY LEADER ARAM KARAPETYAN DETAINED IN YEREVAN
PanARMENIAN.Net
24.02.2008 16:12 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ New Times party leader Aram Karapetyan was detained
in Yerevan today. A source in the National Security Council confirmed
the information to a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.
By evidence of witnesses, Aram Karapetyan was detained in Erebuni
district of Yerevan.
Aram Karapetyan has been a member of the Russian State Duma since
1996. He headed the Duma national security council and was an advisor
to presidents of several Russian banks. In 2002 he founded Perspective
center of strategic initiatives. In 2003 he filed his candidacy for the
post of RA President. In 2004 he founded and headed New Times party.