MARCH 25 EVENT OF OPPOSITION HELD WITHOUT POLICE INTERVENTION
Noyan Tapan
March 25, 2008
YEREVAN, MARCH 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Supporters of the first Armenian
president Levon Ter-Petrosian organized a next in turn event ("walk")
along North Avenue late March 25. Unlike the previous days, there
was no police "wall" in North Avenue's section adjacent to Tumanian
Street, near Opera House. It is noteworthy that just at that time
an event in memory of the first anniversary of the death of former
prime minister Andranik Margarian was being held in A. Spendiarian
National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre.
By information at 7:45 p.m., police did not intervene in the event
in any way. No calls were made for the participants to break up -
as it was done on the previous days.
Noyan Tapan
March 25, 2008
YEREVAN, MARCH 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Supporters of the first Armenian
president Levon Ter-Petrosian organized a next in turn event ("walk")
along North Avenue late March 25. Unlike the previous days, there
was no police "wall" in North Avenue's section adjacent to Tumanian
Street, near Opera House. It is noteworthy that just at that time
an event in memory of the first anniversary of the death of former
prime minister Andranik Margarian was being held in A. Spendiarian
National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre.
By information at 7:45 p.m., police did not intervene in the event
in any way. No calls were made for the participants to break up -
as it was done on the previous days.