JOURNALIST ON TRIAL SURE OF VICTORY

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Nov 3 2009
Armenia

Editor-in-Chief of the Haykakan Zhamanak ( Armenian Times) newspaper
Nikol Pashinyan, who is running for Parliament in election district
#10, has sent a message from the remand center Yerevan Kentron. In
his message he stated his decision to run for Parliament "for law
ands justice, for the people’s law to form their power…"

In his message Pashinyan writes that he made this step "in memory of
the innocent victims of March 1, 2008, for the political prisoners,
for all the citizens whose rights are violated and dignity is destroyed
by the lawlessness reigning in the country…"

Pashinyan expresses his gratitude to the Republic Party, its Political
Council and the Council member Suren Surenyants, "for considering it
possible to defend their principles and values by nominating me."

Pashinyan expressed hope that "the opposition forces that do not form
part of the Armenian National Congress will take a clear position in
the forthcoming elections as well" by supporting him as he believes
in victory not only in the January 10 elections, but also "in our
struggle for the Constitution, law and democracy."