RESIDENTS OMITTED FROM THE POLLING LISTS
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[06:58 pm] 18 April, 2007
"We are deprived of the right to vote as being the victims of
the "alienation zone," we are loyal to our principles. The acting
authorities and the pro-government forces are certain that they will
gain nothing from our votes. That’s why they have deprived us of the
right to vote," says Sedrak Baghdasaryan, a resident of Buzand Street
and Chairman of "Victims of State Needs" NGO.
Mr. Baghdasaryan claims he has come across numerous violations on
the eve of the parliamentary elections.
He visited electoral district 10 and got familiarized with the lists
of 10/26 polling station. It turns out that over 17 residents of
Buzand are left out of the lists. He countered the same scene in
polling stations 9/16 and 9/18.
"Under the recent anti-constitutional order, the citizens of Buzand
have been deprived of the property.
This implies that they are also deprived of the right to vote, the
right of education and free replacement.
Let me remind that the citizens are granted these rights under the
European conventions."
The most striking is fact that the citizens of Buzand who are already
out of registration have appeared in the polling lists. I have come
across 50 suchlike cases. We have spread the news via press but so
far we have found no response.
To note, the members of the NGO have applied to the European
structures, embassies and OSCE institutions in Armenia with the
request to see to the matter.