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ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES TO RELEASE POLITICAL PRISONERS
news.am
Nov 9 2010
Armenia
According to some information, the Armenian authorities decided
to release all the political prisoners except for Nikol Pashinyan,
the editor-in-chief of the Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper, and Sasun
Mikaelyan, a veteran of the Karabakh war, Levon Zurabyan, Coordinator
of the Armenian National Congress (ANC), stated at a rally in Yerevan
on Nov. 9.
According to him, the authorities are thus trying to escape sanctions
by the Council of Europe. "The ruling regime has lately shown obvious
signs of panic, particularly pressure on Nikol Pashinyan by means
of criminal circles, the aim being to silence the Haykakan Zhamanak
newspaper. Over 50 policemen have attacked the young activists today.
The reason for the panic is that the authorities are well aware of
the fact that the people's getting completely full of hatred and
international pressure is growing," Zurabyan said.
He pointed out that PACE co-rapporteurs, as well as CE Commissioner
for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg, are to arrive in Armenia before
the PACE session scheduled for next January. It is on the threshold of
the visits that many of the active Opposition members may be released.
Zurabyan stressed that the Opposition's current task is to continue
active struggle for the release of all the political prisoners.
In his turn, Aram Sargsyan, Political Council Chairman, Republic Party,
stressed the "Armenian authorities immediate involvement in the recent
international criminal scandals." He also spoke of the video with
U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden claiming that the Armenian President
asked the U.S. administration for not highlighting recognition of
the Armenian Genocide as long as the Armenian-Turkish reconciliation
process is under way.
Aram Sargsyan stressed that the illegitimate Armenian authorities'
anti-national policy resulted in a most unfavorable situation in the
Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.
"It means that the incumbent authorities' term is expiring and
inevitable changes are coming," Sargsyan said.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
Nov 9 2010
Armenia
According to some information, the Armenian authorities decided
to release all the political prisoners except for Nikol Pashinyan,
the editor-in-chief of the Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper, and Sasun
Mikaelyan, a veteran of the Karabakh war, Levon Zurabyan, Coordinator
of the Armenian National Congress (ANC), stated at a rally in Yerevan
on Nov. 9.
According to him, the authorities are thus trying to escape sanctions
by the Council of Europe. "The ruling regime has lately shown obvious
signs of panic, particularly pressure on Nikol Pashinyan by means
of criminal circles, the aim being to silence the Haykakan Zhamanak
newspaper. Over 50 policemen have attacked the young activists today.
The reason for the panic is that the authorities are well aware of
the fact that the people's getting completely full of hatred and
international pressure is growing," Zurabyan said.
He pointed out that PACE co-rapporteurs, as well as CE Commissioner
for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg, are to arrive in Armenia before
the PACE session scheduled for next January. It is on the threshold of
the visits that many of the active Opposition members may be released.
Zurabyan stressed that the Opposition's current task is to continue
active struggle for the release of all the political prisoners.
In his turn, Aram Sargsyan, Political Council Chairman, Republic Party,
stressed the "Armenian authorities immediate involvement in the recent
international criminal scandals." He also spoke of the video with
U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden claiming that the Armenian President
asked the U.S. administration for not highlighting recognition of
the Armenian Genocide as long as the Armenian-Turkish reconciliation
process is under way.
Aram Sargsyan stressed that the illegitimate Armenian authorities'
anti-national policy resulted in a most unfavorable situation in the
Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.
"It means that the incumbent authorities' term is expiring and
inevitable changes are coming," Sargsyan said.
From: A. Papazian