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"CC IS THE MAIN GUARANTOR OF THIS KLEPTOCRATIC REGIME"
http://www.a1plus.am/en/politics/2011/09/09/concourt
10:34 pm | September 09, 2011
Politics
During today's opposition rally, Armenia's first President Levon
Ter-Petrosyan cited interesting facts on the 2008 presidential
elections which were released by WikiLeaks.
"The Constitutional Court is the main guarantor of this kleptocratic
regime," Ter-Petrosyan said in his opening remarks.
He also referred to Article 78 of the Armenian Election Code. In
particular, he said that Serzh Sargsyan, breached the article when he
ran for presidency, without laying down his powers as the country's
prime minister.
"If you think that the buffoonery of the article ends here, you are
greatly mistaken. To erase the traces of this buffoonery and to avoid
a scandal, the article was abolished in the amended Election Code
adopted on May 26, 2011 or, better to say, changed by another one,
according to which presidential candidates, with the exception of
those who hold political positions, shall be relieved of their duties
before the commission sums up the results of the election. Thus,
the prime minister was left out of the list to slur over the rough
breaches of the previous Election Code," the HAK leader said, adding
that the authorities hope to hide their crimes by amending laws.
Levon Ter-Petrosyan also blamed the international organizations
for turning a blind eye to the problem and assisting the Armenian
leadership.
He went further saying that the Constitutional Court will have to
annul its illegitimate decisions on the 1998, 2003 and 2008 elections.
"The next rally of the Armenian National Congress will take place on
September 23," Levon Ter-Petrosyan said when completing today's rally.
"Initially we were going to hold the rally on September 21, on the
day of Armenia's Independence. However, later we gave up this idea,
because dozens of events are scheduled for that day. This is why we
decided to hold the rally on September 23. This date is also symbolic,
because though the Declaration on Armenian Independence was adopted on
September 21, the independence was declared on September 23", he said.
After the speech of the HAK leader, the protesters made their way
to Mashtots Avenue to hold a procession along the central streets of
Yerevan and end their actions at Liberty Square.
http://www.a1plus.am/en/politics/2011/09/09/concourt
10:34 pm | September 09, 2011
Politics
During today's opposition rally, Armenia's first President Levon
Ter-Petrosyan cited interesting facts on the 2008 presidential
elections which were released by WikiLeaks.
"The Constitutional Court is the main guarantor of this kleptocratic
regime," Ter-Petrosyan said in his opening remarks.
He also referred to Article 78 of the Armenian Election Code. In
particular, he said that Serzh Sargsyan, breached the article when he
ran for presidency, without laying down his powers as the country's
prime minister.
"If you think that the buffoonery of the article ends here, you are
greatly mistaken. To erase the traces of this buffoonery and to avoid
a scandal, the article was abolished in the amended Election Code
adopted on May 26, 2011 or, better to say, changed by another one,
according to which presidential candidates, with the exception of
those who hold political positions, shall be relieved of their duties
before the commission sums up the results of the election. Thus,
the prime minister was left out of the list to slur over the rough
breaches of the previous Election Code," the HAK leader said, adding
that the authorities hope to hide their crimes by amending laws.
Levon Ter-Petrosyan also blamed the international organizations
for turning a blind eye to the problem and assisting the Armenian
leadership.
He went further saying that the Constitutional Court will have to
annul its illegitimate decisions on the 1998, 2003 and 2008 elections.
"The next rally of the Armenian National Congress will take place on
September 23," Levon Ter-Petrosyan said when completing today's rally.
"Initially we were going to hold the rally on September 21, on the
day of Armenia's Independence. However, later we gave up this idea,
because dozens of events are scheduled for that day. This is why we
decided to hold the rally on September 23. This date is also symbolic,
because though the Declaration on Armenian Independence was adopted on
September 21, the independence was declared on September 23", he said.
After the speech of the HAK leader, the protesters made their way
to Mashtots Avenue to hold a procession along the central streets of
Yerevan and end their actions at Liberty Square.