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    OPPOSITION RALLY PARTICIPANTS BEATEN EACH OTHER IN YEREVAN

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/
    02.07.2009 21:07 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Started at around 08.00 p.m., the rally organized
    by the Armenian National Congress (ANC) gathered over 3000 people
    near the repository of ancient manuscripts Matenadaran in Yerevan.

    The rally began with a short brawl between some participants, but
    other protesters quickly prevent them from fighting. Police was not
    at the site at the moment of conflict. Posters with a picture of RA
    MP Sasun Mikaelyan, currently imprisoned, were in the hands of some
    rally participants.

    The first speech of Ashot Zakaryan, ANC activist and the head of the
    Shirak territorial body of "Yerkrapah" began with criticism towards
    authorities on the matter of recently declared amnesty. According to
    Ashot Zakaryan, "it is not forced compromise of authorities conditioned
    by the pressure of Europe". The latter does not care for democracy
    in countries like Armenia. According to him, the amnesty is a victory
    of opposition forces in Armenia.

    In later statements the June amnesty was called 'cheap propaganda
    trick', since hundreds of people had been arrested and put in jail
    after March 1 events.

    The Armenian National Congress leaders, Levon Ter-Petrossian, Stepan
    Demirchyan, Aram Sarkisyan, David Shahnazaryan, Ararat Zurabyan
    and Levon Zurabyan, as well as recently released from prison due to
    amnesty former Deputy Prosecutor General of Armenia Gagik Jhangiryan
    take part in today's rally.
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