LEVON TER-PETROSIAN CANNOT DECIDE ARMENIAN PEOPLE'S FUTURE, FREEDOM-FIGHTER SARGIS KARAPETIAN SAYS
Noyan Tapan
Jan 31, 2008
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. Sargis Karapetian, a freedom-fighter,
the former commander of Talin volunteer detachment, who was beaten
during the January 27 meeting with RA presidential candidate Levon
Ter-Petrosian in Talin, got indignant that day that some persons
having made a name of "freedom-fighters" met the candidate with
the motto "Talin residents are with you." S. Karapetian said at the
January 31 press conference that coming up to L. Ter-Petrosian during
the rally he was hardly able to say the truth: "Mr Ter-Petrosian,
they have deceived you. Neither Talin region nor the whole Armenian
people is with you." In his words, these words became the reason for
L. Ter-Petrosian's supporters to attack him and beat him cruelly.
According to S. Karapetian, henceforth he will try to ask everybody
and to make everybody understand not to vote for L. Ter-Petrosian,
as "he cannot decide the Armenian people's future."
S. Karapetian also said that though a criminal case has been instituted
in connection with the incident and a preliminary examination is being
carried out, he has no forensic expertise document yet. According
to him, unless the case is examined and those guilty are punished he
will leave Armenia.
Noyan Tapan
Jan 31, 2008
YEREVAN, JANUARY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. Sargis Karapetian, a freedom-fighter,
the former commander of Talin volunteer detachment, who was beaten
during the January 27 meeting with RA presidential candidate Levon
Ter-Petrosian in Talin, got indignant that day that some persons
having made a name of "freedom-fighters" met the candidate with
the motto "Talin residents are with you." S. Karapetian said at the
January 31 press conference that coming up to L. Ter-Petrosian during
the rally he was hardly able to say the truth: "Mr Ter-Petrosian,
they have deceived you. Neither Talin region nor the whole Armenian
people is with you." In his words, these words became the reason for
L. Ter-Petrosian's supporters to attack him and beat him cruelly.
According to S. Karapetian, henceforth he will try to ask everybody
and to make everybody understand not to vote for L. Ter-Petrosian,
as "he cannot decide the Armenian people's future."
S. Karapetian also said that though a criminal case has been instituted
in connection with the incident and a preliminary examination is being
carried out, he has no forensic expertise document yet. According
to him, unless the case is examined and those guilty are punished he
will leave Armenia.