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HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER URGED ARMENIAN CITIZENS NOT TO SELL THEIR VOTES DURING THE ELECTIONS
Mediamax
February 1, 2008
Yerevan /Mediamax/. Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Armen Harutiunian
urged today the Armenian citizens not to sell their votes during the
presidential elections on February 19.
Mediamax reports that, speaking at a briefing in Yerevan today, he
noted that "if the elections are based not on ideas, but on bribing the
electors, we will get a system, in which it will be simply meaningless
talking about human rights".
The Ombudsman believes that "the political force, which buys votes,
will have no moral commitments for the people, will not be interested
in the improvement of the social-economic situation, and will not be
assisting the real protection of civil liberties".
"Our citizens should stand up for their votes, their voting right",
Armen Harutiunian stressed.
He informed that there is a "Hotline" functioning under the Office
of the Ombudsman, with the help of which the electors, the trustees
and the observers may present their complaints.
The "Hotline" is functioning by the following telephone numbers:
53-76-51, 53-92-71, 53-88-31, 53-76-34, 53-85-77, 091 00-88-17,
091 28-02-06.
Mediamax
February 1, 2008
Yerevan /Mediamax/. Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Armen Harutiunian
urged today the Armenian citizens not to sell their votes during the
presidential elections on February 19.
Mediamax reports that, speaking at a briefing in Yerevan today, he
noted that "if the elections are based not on ideas, but on bribing the
electors, we will get a system, in which it will be simply meaningless
talking about human rights".
The Ombudsman believes that "the political force, which buys votes,
will have no moral commitments for the people, will not be interested
in the improvement of the social-economic situation, and will not be
assisting the real protection of civil liberties".
"Our citizens should stand up for their votes, their voting right",
Armen Harutiunian stressed.
He informed that there is a "Hotline" functioning under the Office
of the Ombudsman, with the help of which the electors, the trustees
and the observers may present their complaints.
The "Hotline" is functioning by the following telephone numbers:
53-76-51, 53-92-71, 53-88-31, 53-76-34, 53-85-77, 091 00-88-17,
091 28-02-06.