Interfax, Russia
Russia & CIS General Newswire
February 22, 2008 Friday 5:09 PM MSK

Armenian Deputy Prosecutor General backs Ter-Petrosian’s supporters

YEREVAN Feb 22

Armenian Deputy Prosecutor General Gagik Jangirian has addressed an
opposition rally in Yerevan, which is being attended by about 30,000
people.

Jangirian urged the protesters to defend their voting rights. He said
the February 19 presidential elections were marred by breaches of
law.

He also told the protesters not to call Levon Ter-Petrosian the first
president. "He is the third elected president," Jangirian said.

In the past Jangirian investigated the October 27, 1999 terrorist act
in the Armenian parliament in which Prime Minister Vazgen Sarkisian
died. He appealed to the protesters for assistance. "Help me to solve
this case," he said.

An Interfax correspondent reports that a procession of students,
involving about 3,000 people, has begun in Yerevan. They are heading
for the Prosecutor General’s office to demand punishment for everyone
responsible for allegedly rigging the outcome of the presidential
elections.

The supporters of Ter-Petrosian want the election results declared
null and void. It has been announced that Prime Minister Serge
Sargsyan won the elections with 52.86% of the vote, with
Ter-Petrosian collecting 21.5%.