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Vice Chair of U.S. Armenian Bar Association - May 6 Election Not Free & Fair
Kristine Aghalaryan
hetq
01:04, May 12, 2012
Garo Ghazarian, Vice Chair of the Armenian Bar Association in the
United States, has stated that the May 6 parliamentary elections in
Armenia were not free and fair.
Ghazarian was in Armenia for the elections and said that he witnessed
a score of election violations, including seeing a young man handed
out voting ballots to people out in the open.
`One man who took the ballot even turned around and said, `you forget
to put the money inside'', recounted Ghazarian.
Ghazarian visited polling stations in various rural communities and
found campaign posters plastered on the walls of municipal buildings.
He said that in the U.S., those local officials would be hauled off to
jail and made to answer for their crimes.
`Sadly, in Armenia, no one is all that interested in taking the will
of the people into account,' the attorney said.
Ghazarian said he was happy to see some degree of progress in Armenia
since his last visit but noted that, `it is pointless consolation for
a broken heart.'
Kristine Aghalaryan
hetq
01:04, May 12, 2012
Garo Ghazarian, Vice Chair of the Armenian Bar Association in the
United States, has stated that the May 6 parliamentary elections in
Armenia were not free and fair.
Ghazarian was in Armenia for the elections and said that he witnessed
a score of election violations, including seeing a young man handed
out voting ballots to people out in the open.
`One man who took the ballot even turned around and said, `you forget
to put the money inside'', recounted Ghazarian.
Ghazarian visited polling stations in various rural communities and
found campaign posters plastered on the walls of municipal buildings.
He said that in the U.S., those local officials would be hauled off to
jail and made to answer for their crimes.
`Sadly, in Armenia, no one is all that interested in taking the will
of the people into account,' the attorney said.
Ghazarian said he was happy to see some degree of progress in Armenia
since his last visit but noted that, `it is pointless consolation for
a broken heart.'