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    TER-PETROSIAN'S HEADQUARTERS CLOSED DOWN

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    28 January, 2008

    Presidential contender Levon Ter-Petrossian's pre-election office in
    Kapan was sealed on January 28.

    Two policemen are presently guarding the office to prevent its
    further operation.

    "Over twenty policemen broke into the office and sent us off. We
    weren't even allowed to take our belongings and documents. Then they
    sealed the office," the head of the office Roman Navasardian told A1+.

    The sudden intrusion is accounted for the fact that the employees
    had disobeyed the owner's demand to vacate the premises. Although the
    tenants hadn't made a contract they had paid for two months in advance.

    According to the local police, "after getting the money the owner
    found out that she had made a mistake by allotting the premises to
    Levon Ter-Petrossian's adherents. She asked the marzpet for help and,
    the latter assigned the corresponding bodies to tackle the problem."

    "The woman must have been subjected to pressure. She didn't even wait
    for the court's verdict due on January 30," Roman Navasardian said.

    "We shall work outdoors. Surely, they will never allot us premises. We
    have applied to the Kapan Mayor but so far we have got no response,"
    he said.

    "Obviously the police exerted pressure on the owner.
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