"NEW TIMES" PARTY STATED THAT ITS LEADER WAS REFUSED TO BE GIVEN A CERTIFICATE ON PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN ARMENIA IN THE COURSE OF THE RECENT 10 YEARS
Mediamax
November 28, 2007
Yerevan /Mediamax/. "New Times" party stated today that the Passport
and Visa Department of the Police refused to provide for the leader
of the party Aram Karapetian, who is nominated for the position of
the Armenian President, a certificate on permanent residence in the
territory of Armenia in the course of the recent 10 years.
As Mediamax was told in the press service of the party, Aram Karapetian
is planning to appeal the decision in court and is ready to present
to the Central Electoral Committee all the necessary documents,
proving his right for registration as a candidate for the position
of the President.
Mediamax notes that Aram Karapetian participated in the presidential
elections of 2003 and the parliamentary elections of 2007. He was
refused registration as a candidate for the position of a deputy from
the oppositional "Justice" bloc during the parliamentary elections
of 2003, basing on the fact that during the prior 5 years he did not
permanently reside in Armenia.