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HAK: REGIME UNMASKED ITS FACE
http://www.a1plus.am/en/politics/2013/04/24/hak
11:54 AM | TODAY | POLITICS
The Armenian National Congress (HAK) has issued a statement condemning
yesterday's assault on a journalist of Yerevan-based Ilur website
during a campaign meeting with incumbent mayor Taron Margaryan, who
tops the candidates' list of the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK)
in the May 5 municipal election.
"On Tuesday, Hakob Karapetyan was assaulted by a larger group of
men in Yerevan's Nor Nork District who banned him from shooting
the meeting. Margaryan's loyalists first demanded that the 'alien
journalist clear off' then they attacked him, kicking and tearing
his clothes. They took away the camera from the journalist and erased
the record. Karapetyan suffered injuries to his body.
The journalist managed to photograph the assailants. One of them was
identified as Aram Papayan, the organizer of the campaign meeting,
a HHK candidate in the upcoming City Council election. Throughout
the incident the police officers stood nearby without interfering
with the attack.
HAK strongly condemns the violence against the journalist and says it
unmasks the true face of the regime led by Serzh Sargsyan and mayoral
candidate Taron Margaryan. We hope that journalists, human rights
activists, international organizations will express their opinion on
the villainous assault," HAK said in the statement.
From: A. Papazian
http://www.a1plus.am/en/politics/2013/04/24/hak
11:54 AM | TODAY | POLITICS
The Armenian National Congress (HAK) has issued a statement condemning
yesterday's assault on a journalist of Yerevan-based Ilur website
during a campaign meeting with incumbent mayor Taron Margaryan, who
tops the candidates' list of the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK)
in the May 5 municipal election.
"On Tuesday, Hakob Karapetyan was assaulted by a larger group of
men in Yerevan's Nor Nork District who banned him from shooting
the meeting. Margaryan's loyalists first demanded that the 'alien
journalist clear off' then they attacked him, kicking and tearing
his clothes. They took away the camera from the journalist and erased
the record. Karapetyan suffered injuries to his body.
The journalist managed to photograph the assailants. One of them was
identified as Aram Papayan, the organizer of the campaign meeting,
a HHK candidate in the upcoming City Council election. Throughout
the incident the police officers stood nearby without interfering
with the attack.
HAK strongly condemns the violence against the journalist and says it
unmasks the true face of the regime led by Serzh Sargsyan and mayoral
candidate Taron Margaryan. We hope that journalists, human rights
activists, international organizations will express their opinion on
the villainous assault," HAK said in the statement.
From: A. Papazian