ARMEN MARTIROSYAN: I HOPE ARMENIA WILL HAVE NEW AUTHORITIES ON APRIL 24

by Nana Martirosyan

Wednesday, February 11, 13:41

Deputy Chairman of the opposition Heritage Party Armen Martirosyan
hopes that the leaders of the non-power parliamentary forces
(Prosperous Armenia Party, Heritage, Armenian National Congress) will
make decisions on Feb 15 to form a new power in Armenia on April 24.

At a Feb 11 press conference in Yerevan, Martirosyan said that he
disagrees with the Founding Parliament members, who announce their
intention to change the power in the country on April 24, i.e. on
the day the country will hold the events dedicated to the Armenian
Genocide Centennial. “We should have a new power by April 24 and it is
the new authorities that should accept the condolences of the guests”,
said Martirosyan.

He added that the tension in the country is escalated and it is
almost impossible to avoid a rebellion. The politician stressed
that the violation against the oppositionists proves that the ruling
Republican Party of Armenia is panic-stricken and tries to howl down
the demonstrators. “The fact that the culprits bear no responsibility
for the attacks on the oppositionists demonstrates that the authorities
are privy to the given crimes”, he said.

To note, over the past few months Artsakh war veterans Razmik
Petrosyan, Manvel Yeghiazaryan, Suren Sargsyan, activist Vilen
Gabrielyan have been beaten in Armenia. Unknown persons have inflicted
bodily injuries to Aram Manukyan, MP from the Armenian National
Congress. Artak Khachatryan, member of the Prosperous Armenia Party,
has recently been kidnapped and severely beaten. All the aggrieved
persons blame the ruling Republican Party of Armenia for the attacks.