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EX-DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICE: THREATS IS THE MAIN WEAPON OF ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES AGAINST "DISOBEDIENT" VOTERS
arminfo
Wednesday, May 2, 18:34
The present electoral campaign in Armenia is similar to the campaign
in the countries of Latin America in 1950-80s, ex-deputy director of
Armenian National Security Service, a member of the opposition Armenian
National Congress, Gurgen Egiazaryan, said at today's press-conference.
He said that in the second half of the 20-th century voters in many
countries of Latin America were forcefully taken to the electoral
meetings of the authorities. "The situation is similar in Armenia
today. The only difference is that here the authorities use another
type of weapon instead of a machine gun, they threat to dismiss
"disobedient" citizens which do not want to go to the meetings with
Serzh Sargsyan", - Egiazaryan said.
He emphasized that doctors, teachers, workers of kindergartens and
other state organizations are forcefully taken to the meetings with
Serzh Sargsyan and nobody can confront these illegal instructions from
"above". "Besides these and other fraud, the authorities also create
a false site of freedom of speech and pluralism in the country. But
giving TV air to the Armenian National Congress, at the same time
they order their TV channels to cut those parts of oppositionists'
speeches which contain sharp criticism of the activity of the ruling
regime", - Egiazaryan said.
Taking into consideration such reality, Egiazaryan thinks that the
forthcoming parliamentary election will become more shameful and
undemocratic than all the previous ones.
arminfo
Wednesday, May 2, 18:34
The present electoral campaign in Armenia is similar to the campaign
in the countries of Latin America in 1950-80s, ex-deputy director of
Armenian National Security Service, a member of the opposition Armenian
National Congress, Gurgen Egiazaryan, said at today's press-conference.
He said that in the second half of the 20-th century voters in many
countries of Latin America were forcefully taken to the electoral
meetings of the authorities. "The situation is similar in Armenia
today. The only difference is that here the authorities use another
type of weapon instead of a machine gun, they threat to dismiss
"disobedient" citizens which do not want to go to the meetings with
Serzh Sargsyan", - Egiazaryan said.
He emphasized that doctors, teachers, workers of kindergartens and
other state organizations are forcefully taken to the meetings with
Serzh Sargsyan and nobody can confront these illegal instructions from
"above". "Besides these and other fraud, the authorities also create
a false site of freedom of speech and pluralism in the country. But
giving TV air to the Armenian National Congress, at the same time
they order their TV channels to cut those parts of oppositionists'
speeches which contain sharp criticism of the activity of the ruling
regime", - Egiazaryan said.
Taking into consideration such reality, Egiazaryan thinks that the
forthcoming parliamentary election will become more shameful and
undemocratic than all the previous ones.